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The Chief of Naval Operations.
The Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission.
From:
To:
Attn:
Director, Division of Biology and Medicines.
Direetor, Division of Military Applications.
Subject:
Radiobloleogical Survey of Bikini Lagoon,
References:
1.
(a) AEC Secret itr BM:SW, dated May 28, 1948.
(b) AEC Conf ltr BM:JHF, dated June 14, 1948.
In complience with request contained in
reference (a), the Navy will support a radioblological
survey of Bikini Lagoon to the extent requested in the
basic letter and developed further by informal conference.
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For purposes of this survey, the survey
party is authorized to visit and conduct such surveys as
it considers required in Bikini Lagoon and Eniwetok Lagoon.
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Travel via Military Air Transport Service
with a Priority TWO has been authorized from San Francisco
to Kwajalein and return.
Individual travel orders have been
issued for the members of the party and will be in the
custody of the Liaison Officer of the party. One thousand
pounds of excess freight have been authorized in addition
to the personal baggage of the members of the party.
It
is understood that the Atomic Energy Commission will arrange
transportation for all members of the expedition and their
gear to the San Francisco area.
4,
District Intelligence Officers of the Naval
Districts closest to the homes of the civilian members of
the party have been authorized to issue identification cards
for the expedition, carrying on the face thereof a statement
thet citizenship has been verified by the Intelligence
officer concerned.
To obtain these cards it will be
necessary for each member of the party to visit the District
Intelligence Officer concerned personally and present at
that time evidence of citizenship.
Lieutenant J. J. Schmidt,
USN, has been ordered on temporary additional duty to report
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