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APPENDIX "3"
APPENDIX 3.1
The proposed animal breeding colony is primarily a project
of the Naval Medical Ressarch Institute which is willing to
underurite the cost, estimate at $150,000 if the Burceu of
Nedicine avproves,
It is prepared, subject to cencral approval,
to commence this undertaking within 60 days,
Definitc data is
not immediately available concerning the reproductive activity
of the conventional laboratory mammal, under the climtic
conditions that cxist at Enivetok,
There scoms to be no question
of the desirability of accimatizing the test-specics in advance
of exposure,
The length of time this may take is not inovwn with
cortainty by the proposers,
Capt. Draeger is prepared to presunt
the views of his associatcs in this mattcr, and discussion and a
decision is solicited from the comaittec,
As proposed the animal colay would ultinatecly provide
approximately 5,000 mice, 5,000 rats, 2,900 quinea pigs, 2,000
rabbits, 500 dogs and 500 swinc.
Svucecstions as to strains best
adoptcc for radiation study and tropical acclimatization are
invited.
This subject - the Animal Breeding Colonyewas discussed with
Alvin ©. Graves, Director of J. Division, at a meeting ith sorvice
representatives at Los Alamos on 12-12 April.
Tir. Grieves made
this comment:
"There is no strong objection to the establishment bv the
Navy of an animal farm on the island of Japtan provided sanitary
conditions arc maintained,
This decision might wait for a
Actcermination of the scope of the biological program since its
sizo and justification may depend on this scope,
I shotild like
to request the Navy to consider a location on Kwajalein (300 milcr,
24-30 hours by boat) for this colony in order to deercase the
required logistic effort.
ily engineers indicate that no buildings
on Japtan are worth reconditioning, and using them as they are is
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