™~ ‘ ‘ —™~ -]2?- two instances in which there hes been a minor deviation fron the program's basic philosophy of conducting only well understood asily interpretable exneriments. The sjiznificance of the mouse inhalation date will not be clear, but the Air Forces have be-n extrenely eager to obtain this infornetion which élthough roor, they feel is better than none. “arge /-nimal studies: Figs ¢nd dogs (foxhounds) will be used. There is some concern avout whether the pigs will be ame1l1 enough to fit tome of the contéiners 2S en error was made in the time of breeding. This ogether with the slight d-ley in the shot time has caused enyiety psrticulerly on the part of Teerse'ts group 28 to whether the snimals will not be too large et shot tine. in cherge of the rnimals is The veterinericn confident thst he can hold down the weignt of these eninsls to 70 rer cent of thet formerly exvected jd 2 Roy is going to send word to Feerze «8 soon es he errives and a without interfering with the health or nutrition of the animals. ocks over the situation. Jonizinz Radietion: ae mortelity versus disten stations each conveinin: Va 1. + 75 roentgen interve 1 reonge of 40 to 700 r of gamra radiation. lo testing of eny sort will be done on these animel?. ‘411 deeths will be eutonsied. Kodecnrone films ‘will be tekken of vatholozical specimens and sone of tne gross orgens will be embedded in plastic «nd seved for teeching purposes. US OCH ARCA és MWe