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NO ESTIMATE OF 3BTA DOSE.
COUNTS AT H#55 TO 75 HOUR WAS 7700.
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AVERAGE INITIAL WHITE SLOoD
REPEAT COUNTS AT H+158 HOURS WAS 5300.
HOURS TO
GREATEST VARIANCE IN WHITE SLOOD COUNTS FROM RONGELAP 2,300 ASOUT H+75
3700 AT H+130 HOURS TO 6000 AT H+158 HOURS. ANOTHER 60-YEAR-OLD NATIVE WHITE
LOND COUNT HeS5 HOURS WAS 12,600, AT H+268 WAS 600, AND AT H+192 WAS 2900.
PROGHOSIS OF RONGELAP GROUP DEPE"D UPONFURTHER STUDIES.
GREATEST VARIANCE WHITE
BLOOD COUNTS WEATHER PERSONNEL RONGERIK 10,000 ABOUT H+32 HOURS TO 5800 H4+lh) HOURS
GREAT EFFORTS BEING MADE TO KEEP NATIVES COMFORTASLE ON KWAJ.
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THEY ARE
UTIRIK GROUP WILL 2E SET TONEARSY ISLAND EBEYE WHEN HIGH COMMISSIGER
CONTENTED.
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DIRECTS AND STUDIED INTERMITTENTLY.
STUDY 3¥ AHC=DOD RESEARCH TEAM.
RONGELAP GROUP RETAINED KWAJ FOR INTENSIVE
NO DECISION 4S TO TIMES OF RETURN TO HOME ISLANDS.
RECOMMEND WAIT UNTIL AFTER SERIES COMPLETED THEN RECHECK RADIATION LEVELS AGAIN. ~
PART THREE:
ESTIMATED ACTIVITY MEGACURIES PER SQUARE MILE AT TIME OF FALLOUT:
RONGELAP 3 AT H4+6 HOURS, RONGERIK 2 AT H+8 HOURS, UTIRIK 0.17 AT H+16 HOURS.
SOTL AND WATER SAMPLES 3EING COLLECTED.
ONE SET WATER MEASUREVETS AT RONGELAP
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