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detonation,

the crew of

the Japanese fishing craft,

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which

was about 50 miles north and somewhat west of Rongelap Atoll,

and was caught in the fallout, apparently being to the
north of the main line of concentration.
So that although these people do not come into
this particular discussion to any great extent,

it appears

that the Japanese had somewhat of the same magnitude of whole
body exposure as the Rongelap people did, but with somewhat

more skin lesion as a result of a longer period ca

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with the skin surface, due to poor washing, fundamentally.
The larger group of people are those with whom

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the special medical team dealt.

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being evolved, will be an extremely important one from the

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standpoint of the medical information and will be a guide

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unquestionably in many of the military considerations of the

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effect of radioactive fallout material.

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There is another large element in the picture
and

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been thrown into considerable focus by this event.

During

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the last three days of last week, I had to sit with

the

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United States Delegation at the UN because this matter is

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now a subject afrather violent and acrimonious discussion

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in the Trusteeship Council.

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trusteeship agreement of 1947 holds the Pacific

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trust,

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that concerns the

international relationships which have

The United States under the

among them being the Marshall Islands.

Islands in
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