March16,195% at 1412 = x| Ay e He 3 co000l 0 teal /- CRYPTO WAR SVC 8850 RELAYS SECRET RESTRICTED DATA wSO DTG ‘agoyonz FROM AVSTA a ( KWAJALEIN TO AEC WASH, USS ESTES INFO CITF=7 ‘BNIWETOK, PATROL SQUADRON 67h, a COPS DEPTAR AND JTF=7 REAR. 15 MARCH PASTORE, BOLIFIELD, AND STAFF VISITED. as KWAJALEIN AND HEARD FROM MEDICAL TEAM ‘PROJECT bel STUDYING RESIDENTS MOVEDFROM sant RONGELAP AND UTIRIKe ALSO VISITED DISPLACED ‘PERSONS QUARTERED THERE. _ SOMA_ ty Nee OF FINDINGS FOLLOWS: . BS, 1. UTIRIK GROUP, APPROXIMATELY.3505ewwwo EVIDENCE OF ANY SORT OF OVEREXPOSURE, Ros, TO RADIATION. UIRI Is 270 NAUTICAL wens EASTOF ‘BIKINI AND resi a, ne BEGAN APPROXIMATELY +22 HOURS.”cOMILATIVE POSURE ESTIMATED AT dee ae WATIVES REMOVED HTB. 2. . teHSL, Lat RONGELAP GROUP, COMPRISING 6; RESIDENTS, SHOWS DEFINITE LABORATORY EVIDENCE OF MILD RADIATION INJURY AS DEMONSTRATED BY MODEST DECREASE IN WHITE BLOOD CELLS. NO OTHER SIGNS, NOR ANY DEFINITE BIWPTOHS OF RADIATION INJURY HAVE APPEARED ALTHOUGH SLIGHT LOSS OF HAIR may ‘ocauR IN A FEW. REPORT OF VOMITING BY 2 NATIVES DURING FIRST LB HOURS, aip OF NAUSEA AMONG SOME OTHERS IS OF UNCERTAIN SIGNIFICANCE; THERE HAS BEEN NO REAPPEARANCE OF THESE SYMPTOMS. THESE RESIDENTS RECEIVED APPROXIMATELY 125x CUMULATIVE. EXPOSURE BEGAN 445 HOURS ESTIMATED, AND RESIDENTS WERE REMOVED H4+50. : DISTANCE FROM DETONATION 90 NAUTICAL MILES. 3CS S AILINGINAE GROUP, COMPRISE 18 RONGELAAPIANS visiTINa UNINHABITED TELANDs ; oc =: SHOW LESS LABORATORY EVIDENCE THAN RONGELAP ‘GROUP. NO OTHER SIONS: AND NO SYMPTOMS AT ANY TIME OF RADIATION ILLNESS HAVE APPEARED. EXPOSURE as awl Pei A REPOSITORY Reccne| Holding REA CE. Kheccass Center , CERMAN TOLW Md. IS COLLECTION CMe Dg. Collection Marohall DeaassiFied Feb /arar 1994 BOX Ne. i : Ka] at = Po : tr : os ggg a ie ie erarlbecrizes escon i paar Sog é