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replied that Cilms with this type of packaging: could not be supplied
until lL April 1948.
Finally the thini coating, an aluninum foil,
was ordered and delivery wag obtained by air at Tong Beach on 15
February 1948
The delivored badres were by no means satinfactory
since they covered twice tho required area but nevertheloda they
wore usable,
Biological Measurements,
In November whan tho Pureau of Medicine and Suryery was informed
of the forthcanity: tests, Captain Rupert H. Drerer, MC, USN, at tho
Naval Medical Research Institute prepared a prelininary prazraum to
carry out certain experiments which were conriderad desirable fran
a medical point of view,
Previous axperinents with the animals
exposed at Bikini and in the laboratory had indicated the desirability
of obtaining informtLion on the physiological changes occuring in
animals axposed to extremely high mdiation.,
Recause of the impossi-
bility of obtaining high enough intensities In the Jabaratory,
axperinents of thia mature could only be carried out with the gan
radiation emitted at the tine of detonation of an atanic banb,
Captain Draerer first susrested axposing smvll mubers of animals
durin: the fortheaning tests, but this was considerad topractical by
the AEC, the Joint Task Proof Canmittee, and Dr. Framan and wad turned
down,
A
number of meetlys ware held rerardin: such tests with Dy,
Shields Warren, Dr. Frown, Admiral Parsons, Colonel] Cooney, Captain
Drager and others,
Finally it was decided to Umit the axperimenta
in the QUNDSTOUE operation to the testing; ef acnimil containers which
might be used in any future tests.
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