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Cc. L. Dunham, M.D., Director,
Division of Bidogy & Medicine
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A. H. Seymour, Marine Biologist, Environmental
Sciences Branch, Division of Biology 6&Medicine
SUBJECT:
SHIP REQUIREMENTS FOR RONGELAP STUDIES
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ES GOVERNMENT
DATE:
July 14, 1958
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As a consequence of the meeting of July 10, there was an understanding that the medical group will make one annual visit to
Rongelap and the ecology group will make two. The medical and
ecology groups will join forces for a March visit and the ecology
group will make a second visit in September. For the March trip the Navy will be requested to provide a ship,
an LST, as they have in the past. If because of the armed forces ~
new policy of "industrial funding™ the Division will be required
to pay for the LST, then consideration will be given to use of a
smaller or more available ship, such as the “Aloto", an LSM assigned
to Holmes and Narver at Eniwetok.
For the September trip by the ecology group the consendus of group
opinion was that the use of the “Aloto"™ for a 15 day trip, even ~
though the cost is $1250 per day, is most feasible, The total cost
of the “Aloto" for 15 days is $18,750.
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