trouble spots I AMEXB concerned and reccumends medical end deccatenination asaistanece X Australian heslth cutherities presently ssaduct— ing tests on erew at Rabsul.® I view ef the content of this message, particularly the references te "KSB reverts sous of the erev of the TAIUID KARU losing waite blced count as & result of redieactive falleut...* and "...MSB iafermlly requested aid in flying minisum ef 10 and uaxinem of 51 of crew fron Rabaul te Japan for treatnent...* the Staff Surgeen and Commader Frederick 4. Sayder, Joint Task Farce SEVEE Operations Officer, vere requested by the Commander te draft a message vith recomendations te Directer of Military ipplication, U.8. Atomic Bnergy Commission. Just Ae this vas conpleted (net sont), Commander JTF~7 received a teloesa meseags from General Alfred Be Starbird, DMA, AKC (see Teleeon Item Ne. 12, Tab 0, Appendix I). Message 2200203 from Commander, Joint Tack Force SEVEN te DMA/AEC (see Tab F, Appendix I) wea dispatched ia reply te this query. At this tine, fellewing « eenference enllied ty Camander JTF-7, the following were deciguated ag members ef the tenn! Celemel Ralph M. Lechausse, USAF (0c) Calef, Nuclear Medicine, Office of Surgeon Oenerel, Mq USF Staff Surgeen, Jeint Task Fores SEVER Geptain Recess H. Geoke, €.8, Public Health Service Radielegieal safety Adviser, Task Group 7.5 Me Colonel Carl L, Hansen, Jr., OsaF (100) The teen TigaPerensGrewy 7-4 alerted fer departure te Rabaul pending final advice enf we Cd elearenesefren IMA/AEC ead’ Slate Dopartnent. Dering this peried of BEST AVAIL AB) F C opy