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UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
Lewis L. Strauss, Chairman
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istory of the Marshallese and Americans exposed to radiation folwing the March Ist shot in the CASTLE test series, It was agreed
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ou will recall, also, that the book on the medical effects on the
panese bombing appeared in early July. Iam now advised by the
5 ivision of Biology & Medicine and the Division of Information Services
6 that the medical team and the Government Printing Office have cometed their work on the book concerning the radiation experiences
of the Marshallese and Americans off
attaching a copy oi the book.
Dr. Dunham will inform you from his Division of the content and
plans for distribution among the medical profession of this book
which helps materi
to substantiate our repeated
pledges tha
we wouldissue ioformationas
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possible
soon as
after it,
was available,
The book will be on the shelves inthe Superintendent of Documents’
office for sale.
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The distribution plan by AEC
to the medical and related pr ofencions will go on during October and
be completed early in November, probably.
I have instructed the Division of Information Services to proceed
late this afternoon with notification to the Department of State and
the USIA of the fact that the book will be distributed this month. (I
understand copies will be supplied to the UN Committee on Radiation,
which meets on October 25.) We will, of course, send forward a
letter of notification and copies of the book to the Joint Committee on
Atomic Energy late today.
BEST AVAILABLE COPY
The OCB working group was reminded of the issuance of the book in
early September, and the staff assistants were reminded again in late