bt “es This aon . , 0 P “cenved in AECTRY nit No. March 16, 195), at 1:12 an 105486 CRYPTO WAR SVC 8850 RELAYS Ques. DTG 150,012 FROM NAVSTA KWAJALEIN TO AEC WASH, USS ESTES INFO CJTF-7 ENIWETOK, PATROL SQUADRON 671, COFS DEPTAR AND JTF*7 REAR. 15 MARCH PASTORE, HOLIFIELD, AND STAFF VISITED KWAJALEIN AND HEARD FROM! MEDICAL TEAM PROJECT 4.1 STUDYING RESIDENTS MOVED FROM RONGELAP AND UTIRIK. ALSO VISITED DISPLACED PERSONS. QUARTERED THERE. SUMiARY OF FINDINGS FOLLOWS: 1. UTIRIK GROUP, APPROXIMATELY 150, SHOW NO EVIDENCE OF ANY SORT OF OVEREXPOSURE TO RADIATION. UTIRIK IS 270 NAUTICAL MILES EAST OF AIKINI AND EXPOSURE BEGAN APPROXIMATELY H422 HOURS. CUMULATIVE EXPOSURE ESTIMATED AT 17r. my a 2. 8 " CELLS. NO OTHER SIGNS, NOR ANY DEFINITE SYMPTOMS OF RADIATION INJURY HAVE APPEARED ALTHOUGH SLIGHT LOSS OF HAIR MAY OCCUR IN A FEW. REPORT OF ¢ _ VOMITDNG BY 2 NATIVES DURING FIRST 48 HOURS, AND OF NAUSEA AMONG SOME OTHERS IS OF UNCERTAIN SIGNIFICANCE; THoRE WAS BEEN NO REAPPEARANCE OF THESE BY AUTHORITY CLASSIFICATION CANC ELL OF DOE/oOg - ED $s NATIVREMOVED ES RONGELAP GROUP, COMPRISING 64 RESIDENTS, SHOWS DEFINITE LABORATORY EVIDENCE OF MILD RADIATION INJURY AS DEMONSTRATED BY MODEST DECREASE IN WHITE BLOOD SYMPTOMS. THESE RESIDENTS RECEIVED APPROXIMATELY 125r CULDLATIVE. BEGAN H+5 HOURS ESTIMATED, AND RESIDENTS WERE REMOVED H+50. EXPOSURE DISTANCE FROM DETONATION 90 NAUTICAL MILES. 3e AILINGINAE GROUP, COMPRISE 18 RONGELAAPIANS VISITING UNINHABITED ISLAND, SHOW LESS LABORATORY EVIDENCE THAN RONGELAP GROUP. NO_SY?: ? ARCHIVES s26 Ue ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION RG Collection_DPos Box 7 Me Cverco NO OTHER SIGNS AND ME OF RADIATION ILLNESS HAVE APPEARED. TL Pangan em 14S COLUM IN or 2 the - EXPOSURE : i cela es estined . . vo manner eb 320 FolderBAY o Twxs Vw