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Acknowledgments
The cooperation of many agencies and persons
was necessaryto carry out these surveys successfully. The authors are deeply grateful to many
individuals, too numerous to name, for valuable

assistance.
Manyofficials of the Atomic Energy Commission, particularly Dr. Charles L. Dunham, Dr.
H.D. Bruner, and manyoftheir staff of the Division of Biology and Medicine, where most helpful

in the coordination of arrangements with various
governmental agencies.
Weare grateful to the officials of the Depart-

Operations furnished an LST, and Capt. H.S.

Etter, (MC) USN, acted as Naval liaison officer

at Pearl Harbor.
At the Naval Medical Research Institute we are
deeply grateful to Comdr. I.V. King, (MSC)
USN,for his splendid assistance as Navy liaison
officer and to Capt. O.E. Van der Aue, (MC)
USN, Commanding Officer, for his support.

Lt. W.E. Lassiter, USN, and his officers and
crew of the Duval County (LST 758) were of great
assistance to the team on the 1959 survey. We are

also grateful to the Naval Support Activity at

Kwajalein for assistance in furnishing necessary

ment of the Interior and particularly to the
Honorable D.D. Nucker, High Commissioner of
the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, and his

airlifts in the Marshall Islands and to Drs. W.W.
Fennel and W'S. Shippey of the Texas Transport
Company Hospital there for their willing assistance.

out the surveys. Others of the Trust Territory who
were particularly helpful include Mr. Maynard

Ernest Wynkoop and Mr. Ray Emmens,Office of
Test Operations, Atomic Energy Commission,

Mr. R.J. Umhoefer; also Dr. A. Hicking, Dr. John

Narver Construction Co. in handling andstoring
of equipment.
Weare grateful to Major Kent T. Woodward,

staff for their support and assistance in carrying

Neas, District Administrator for the Marshall
Islands, andhis assistant, Mr. William White, and

Iaman, and Mrs. Ruth Martin of the Marshall

Islands Memorial Hospital. The officers and crew

of the Trust Territory ship Rogue were most help-

ful during the 1960 survey.
At Brookhaven National Laboratory contributions were made by manyindividuals in many departments including Medical, Instrumentation
and Health Physics, Photography and Graphic
Arts, the Shipping section, and others. We are
grateful to the following people for their support
and advice: Dr. Leland J. Haworth, Director;
Dr. Lee E. Farr, Chairman of the Medical De-

partment, and others in this departmentincluding

Drs. D.D. Van Slyke, E.P. Cronkite, V.P. Bond,
_ J.-S. Robertson, R.A. Love, and G.C. Cotzias, and

Mr. W.A. Finn, Mr. Clyde Sipe, and Mrs. L.M.
Tassinari. Also in the Medical Department we
appreciate the assistance of Mr. E.A. Gusmano
and Miss R.F. Straub in carrying out measurements and analysis of radionuclides and Mrs.

Helen L. Brown for secretarial assistance. In the
Instrumentation and Health Physics Department,
Dr. J.B.H. Kuper, Chairman, and Drs. R.L.

Chase, W. Higinbotham, and R.M. Sugarman

gave invaluable assistance in assembling andtesting complex electronic equipment.

Asin the past, the Department of Defense, par-

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ticularly the Departmentof the Navy, contributed
mostvitally to the missions. The Chief of Naval

Wegreatly appreciate the assistance of Mr.

Eniwetok, and their staff and of the Holmes and

(MC) USA, andhis colleagues at the Walter Reed
ArmyInstitute of Research for advice andassist-

ance in radiochemical analysis of urine samples.

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