Levis L. Strouss, Chairnan
K. D. Eitsols, Censral lanager
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Fay 27, 1954
® 0 tarch 1, the first detonation of test series took place.
fs A&C Chairusn Streuss stated, this cotonction wes lercer than
expected. Radioactive debris fell on sevcral ink=bited atolls in
lorshall Islands, Qn subsequent shots in test series no significant
foll-cat on | inh:
vbited ereas occurred.
Torch 2, I learned that
the intl ited islends oF Roucelay, Reagerdk mid Ubirik had recoived
cousiccrivis Pell-cat e9 ore+t Lt eonocred eee %O Evccuantas
esitain US. parce.mel and CLieiva1 Isleacd natives.
wes perferned witiin the ucxt
end
The eracuntion
two dys by Task Force costroyera
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Le
RTeis evecuetion of C2 “onae notivesy LD4 Uterik natives and
28 U. S. personel fron Rone
ce izvil Statioa et Ueajelein hes.
beo3a meats oned previously in the pros2. (7.ia tha natives vore advised .
of situation they porticipsicd wilinely in evacuation wuich ras
ecconplisled quickly end without mae
a
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!% Guasalcin the BEST cury p £6Mes
a)
ABLE ecrefal iusodfeal
suveillanca end trcatuent. It soon Yoos:3 ecparent that Utter
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ratives hed =ct received serious expisures. Vhen it wes determined
that they weald not suffer phyrsically they were mored to enotksr
islend in the Gajolein Atoll where they keve rensined undsr the care
of Corsiccr Muval Stetion et Uycdclsing The Nengeleap natives |
scived proater exresves Wich etiied ttoperary lowcring ofeae
oe fnctoneces of texpevery cpilation cid eliia lesiong.
re
Leva been no Petelities cod roca will res:lt fron the expos. a receiver
PA mcciecl unit froa Covel lecicel Research Institute and
othsr service ezencics bezan oporations at Fiajelein on herch & —
Tey mada frequent pericdle blocd couits, urinelyses and other.
eee-8_ This unit returned to the Ue S. from Mimjaloinearly thi:
ronth vhen it beerns evident that ell exposed natives and U. S.
Perso:rel vould recover without serious conscquences. The 29 Anoricans
Ve Wore expoced o3 Roncerik Islend vere kept under xsdical ebsarvation
et “ajgelein by tis redical unit. Thos3 ria ucte roved ta Tripler
aay Uscpitel at Uonolulau esrly tits ronth vicre thay received
treo1gh medical exacinations, They hava bcen SEES. to the U. Se
to duty
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perent organizations,
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tIn toril a survey xsarty esnsisting of renresentatives froy Ji?
Seven, OLscPhCrud, HICO BIAE ot 9 who AMG Insivser Contractors {Holmes |
Nasvor) cand the. native naristrctes of Ren-elap end Uterik visited .
theses tuo Atolls to dettermine tien natives aigaeeaae and that action
rust bo taxen prior to their return.
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