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ALJACINT ISLINLS WAS EXAGGORATED, 4S TH. ALC BAS PRLVIOUSLY STATED, Oi2i_RAL
CLARKSON, COMQUN.ING TH: TASK FORCE WHICH IS CONDUCTING THI TESTS, LVACUATED
THL 236 RESIIINTS ANL 28 T+SK FORCE FiRSONNEL & SITUATED AND ALL ARE UNDE
CAREFUL MEDICAL OBS! VATION AT EWAJALEIN, IN MEDICAL OPJWION WO PLRNANENT HARM
TO TIER IS INDICATEL. IN NUE COURSE THE RESIDENTS Wili BE RiTUENED TC THOR HOX-S
ANT TASK FORCE F.1SONNHL TC DUTY.
®Y HAWS BELN DEEPLY CONCERNED OVE. THD KR.2ORTS THA. SOW: JAPAN SL FISHES MEN

HAVE SUFFIRE* INJURY DURIW: THI COURSE OF THD TESTS. OUR AMBASSADOR In JAP AR IS
CONDUCTING AH INVESTIGATION IN COCPER/TION WITH THE JAPANESE AULHORITIES 1 OBTAD
ALL TH: FACTS ANZ ASCRICAN AUTSORITIOS IN JAPAN ARE ASSISTING IN PROVIDING IFCECTIV.
MeDICAL AND TECHNICAL AID TO THOSE APFECTED BY TH: ACCIDENT. THI AM RICAN AMS/SAT0E
HAS INSOREG THE GOVERNMENT OF JAPAN THAT TH! UNITED STATES IS PREPARED TO TAKE
SUCH ST.PS AS MAY BE NECiSSARY TO INSURE FAIR 2N.. JUST CO.PENSATION IF THi FACTS
SC WARRANT.
*NOTIFICATION OF LANGE. AREA AE UNI TH: PACIFIC PROVING GROUNDS KAS GIVEN TO
THE UNI._i NATICNS IN 197 AND THAREAFTZE AS CHANGCS OCCURRED.

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TAT TH: EVTIRE AREA SUR/ GUNDING BIKINI AND EUIW2TOK ATOLLS HES BEEN PUBLICLY
POSTiT AS & DANGER AREA FOR SOME YEARS. RECENTLY THE DAMGER AREA HAS BEEN AGAIN
EXTENDED TAKING INTO ACCCURT OUR LATEST EXPERISRCE. WMOTIFIGATION TOoh Saddives
WAS PISSENIN/TED 20 MARCH 1954. §MsQnR AREA MOTIC:S HAVE BLEW AND ARE SPECIFICALLY
DEFINED IN AD. #£WI: MARIN: NAVIGATIONAL PUBLICATIONS.

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