Utirik received an estimated whole-body gamma dose of 15 roentgens and: showed no evidence of beta burns. Ailinginae Atoll, On the other hand, the natives on Sifo Island, received about an estimated whole-body gamma dose of 75 roentgens, with 14 personnel showing slight burns, 2, moderate burns, 2, no burns, 3 with moderate epilation, and 15 with no epilation, In addition, Rongelap natives received 170 roentgens whole-body gamma dose, and about 90 percent showed some degree of lesions and 56 percent some degree of epilation. “It is to be recalled that: (a) The natives probably were out of doors and received the full fallout; (b) the oily hair, seminaked, perspiring bodies, including bare feet, and lack of bathing for most, would tend to collect and hold the fallout material; (c) the time of delivery of essentially all of the doses was 2 to 3 days. Further, it may be speculated that the fallout on the more distant island of Utirik (about 300 statute miles) would consist of smaller particles and also perhaps lesser possibility of overlapping of radiation fields from these particles," l i | \ 8 5 b 244