28 1 An additional point is that it was impossible for 2 the observers to distingusbh among the various groups with 3 regard to the activities, they carried on. 6 in the same amount of activity throughout the period of Alderson Reporting Company Washington, D. C That is,apparently they played and engaged observation. 7 , So much for the constitutional symptoms. As far 8 as the skin lesions are concerned in these people, there was 9 early appearance of itching of the skin, itching and burning, 10 and here again a very large instance in the higher exposure 11 group, 12 further symptoms until the development of the lesions which 13] I will go into in a moment. less in the lower exposure groups. 14 There were no The question has been brought up as to whether 16 these are beta lesions or chemical burns. 16 need to dwell on that except to state that it is the very 17 definite feeling that there is no possibility that they are 18 chemical burns, and they were due to exposure to ionizing 19 radiation. 20 ARC that is, the sponteneous activities 4 6 A I don't think we The second large point we would like to make is that *1 these were contact burns and were not derived from a field 22 of radiation. 23 contact of the fallout material with the skins that the 24 Denartreest cf Faces 25 Historian's nr . It was only in areas where there was actual . . legions developed or in areas where there was a chance. for the fallout material to be directly in contact with the skin. se a a v ARCHIVES 24