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so that adequate base lines are
available
for
measuring changes.
c.
The isolation of Eniwetok means that little in the
way Of interference of
the
expected at the test site.
usual sort
The
should be ad@quate to prevent
so that others in
controls
interference
experiments planned and to give
priority
present
would be
with
sufficiently high
the test
group would
not interfere.
dad.
The climate, warm water,
freedom from severe storms,
protected waters of the lagoon, etc., all contribute
to the
desirability of
Eniwetok as a base of opera-
tions.
e.
The distance from the mainland and the dependence
upon military transportation are the major handicaps
of the Eniwetok site.
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5.
Is the radiation level sufficiently high to be of interest
to the Commission?
a.
Information is not available to us on the level of
radiation contamination in which the Atomic Energy