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and in the world.
This concern was heightened by the death
of a Japanese seaman and it is probable that unfriendly
incident during Operation REDWING,
interests will revive this
The world concern over fallout led to the adoption early in
December 1955 by the United Nations General Assembly of a
resolution setting up a U.N. Scientific Committee to receive
and publish reports from member nations of occurrance and
hazards
of ionizing radiation originating from tests.
5. The National Academy of Sciences may issue one or more
progress reports in the first half of
study of radiation hazards.
April on its current
The Division of Biology and
Medicine also advises that it is likely that by the first part
of July, Academy reports will be issued on the Pathology
Conference and, possibly,
the Genetics Conference and that
some of the other reports undoubtedly will appear before
Operation REDWING is completed,
6, The United Nations Scientific Committee on Radiation
is holding its first sessions as this paper is written.
The
Executive Board of the World Health Organization will recommend
a "comprehensive program" of research and study for protection
against the effects of atomic radiation to the World Health
Assembly scheduled to open in Geneva, Switzerland on May 8,
1956,
7.
Concurrent with the attention to radiation hazards,
proposals for a moratorium on nuclear weapons testing have been
revived, notably at the last meeting of the United Nations
Trusteeship Council.
The Trusteeship Council meets again
early in June,
In January, the pro-American elements in
1956.
the Japanese Diet were forced to go along with a resolution
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