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UL 2° 1958
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Joint Committee on Atomic fmergy
AUTHORITY: OGE-DPC
BX RG BOGES DA
congress of the Unite’ Ftatcs
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cear kr. Semey:
Ve were infomeec on July <i through eur Asbarsador in Toxyn thst the
fananeese ship TAY. rAr her reporte? thet it received raciation
above beskgrount on the 4th ef July.
The ahts's reporte: position
at that tire was ots 700 miles west of ASikini. Thier location is
ame 159 miles west cf the western bo
of th: -aiveto Proving
GQeoun: .euger Area,
fhe ehtp sailed from that position to the Port of keheul.
The ship
reporte’ thet acs of July 15, 10 erew mecbera ha! Bluo! eoucts of
betwnen 2,035 and 4,020 an. thet ali of these eourts het fallen fros
3) to 40 percent below Aly 1 peatings.
Japenese Karitiae ‘efety
Joart requested through the U.:. Ambessator to Tokyo that U. '. medieal
techniciens e:: experts oz decontamination be ficw: free tnivetcr to
haben).
The Tommascer of Joint Task Fores FV.t fs preperiag te Eispateh an
alreratt with requcstec tear of meiiea) ené teahuies) personnel Pros
the rnivetok Proving Groun: to Eabeul.
fubsequent reports inticate that the situatior sbcart the TALUS theo
fe mot at all sericue. A message Prem the Toys “whessy of July 22
rea: if pert: Japenese reiistion erperts eonsicer gcrrest eouat Bot
serious but would feel enfer if boats imepects: by our (U.5.) expertr
ex? further decontazinatio: untertehen if peceasary.
Fxperts alec
pesteTEARPPL
estimate orew memtere have reecivet at me>imus 103 >! emi probab'20-30 BR.»
ve will hees you a:vim< cf further dGerelopmaente.
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