40 SOS Charles W. Edington, Associate Director for Kesearch and Development Programs, BER CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS ON BIKINI PEOPLE Dr. Barr's memo of April. 9 makes it important to put on record what has been done since his earlier memo to you of September 7, 1973 on the same subject, The following are notes from my discussions with experts in November 1973. The question addressed to them was would it be scientifically important to get information on chromosomal aberrations induced by low chronic levels of irradiation such as these people may be exposed to when they return home, Another question to them was would it be possible within reasonable limits to do a good study. The question whether this information would be medically useful to the indigenous people was not discussed, This is a separate concern and may be the most important in determining whether any work of this kind should be done. BREWEN AND PRESTON, Oak Ridge Logistics: 200 people, at say six per day would take two sclentists about one month to do, Equipment: Small medical lab, two portable incubators, centrifuge, microscope, People: Perhaps one person could do it, but two would be much better. Need people of the technician level, highly qualified. Carolyn Gooch could do it, Judy Bodicoat (Shelly Wolff's assistant) could do it. Slide Reading; More than one lab might do it: Shelly Wolff, Mike Bender, Brewen and Preston. Kastenbaum, of the American Tobacco Institute would bea good person to consult on experimental design.