I I ✓·- - ACH1 950808 030 8 eh 1954 __ l i _-e - y Cr dtc lcr l t -tJm v £ 4 e o 1¥0 i F itc z - ia ' l lt - ot tha Cc id1 ils b t ta Co L1C ie -_ 3c r t $t• fCC'CO 1 h o -' - i •t od ct- h z ed 'o llea t it'Eec te rro'- · o 3 c t CC z c l'r i ' 4 -ill 1- CM r r jo L l tiiloll er - or Ic n LcdJ t' 9 oe to Sit n l' i l3cta a Q A 1la•A 3-t a _ ta J'all -0- l't fro la iel t Jae -• - 9 ol ect TQ F C cct a to tJ' t 18 nr o--- d r t - in U e Me n- tt l ala ' WlO ie'PS nee t e • dr c d » to 1bc t'oU-cut t da U et 'F'-7- 2 t' ctt C'9 BEST AVAILASLE COPY 91 f' X 1 ioJ ot eez- hojed 4 1 l a C tti cs J re c al • to CQ Gr t • -n 23 7 i_ ar - a wc '- iclil d t 'L' 11 FCJ- t cr r l d-7 -t m r t '--ill b J' U b y Ca - - Jli -r-l 7 I JJ l N lJeCU au -r 1ca uly c t 4-S-l lc vllJ 1- d i to -Ca A 14c ' -- '1 1 ••it Ca-· s cr ' t U '• S Uc no cn A I i ut L-- tr- b t t s roJ'C C't v ll rc· z -a t -c ·Ui% '7 1 1 11 c U _ t ' O or s - o r m t Y n· - s tc r 11 ll be t « 1'he -- z Zuk Grc- al i T Oc Cc ca a r__ • tul t - t 13 I I I I - • ' r _ -• I· _ I ' __ _ '- a - ''i '- J %0 1 - i i tA _ a _ _ • - w _ - - __ __ _ •e _ s - r-- - _ _ 1 _ _ -- •• _ a ' -rf s 7 P-7z c zr CD t hu r JCC' r ll o 'tli ° cl l • '- d 'the tier el m '1 7 Atr rl 1d a 1 ' 'n • ___ _ Ac dlUo 11 rt tb9 r r-C 2 c t u C$ C - _ 7 1 1 d - l - Cc r -dor t u 13 In t t a tba - c1 1t J'e - U'ltX sq''ba t U n' --- rcu vill e- d elecrt rioal 2ae s prlar io 09C aip itios nt -i linp aa Gfl 'tha o1oeo 0 wcrl 't 1- e FCffioQs dq E L GUNST US Q' Co c a tc fak Eiuii f·····• ·-· • - - --- ----· - --· - - · -r - - ·-· •• # •• '- ·--_- - II '· - -· - • e - ii - • 2 - - tf ·t -l · - o s u Transcript follows Headquarters Task Unit 13 Indecipherable c o Headquarters San Francisco California 8 March 1954 TU-13-54- indecipherable Subject Letter of Instruction to Cmdr EUGENE P CRONKITE USN To CMDR Eugene P Cronkite USN U S Naval Station Navy No 824 a o FPO San Francisco California 1 At the request of the Chief AFSWP concurred in by the Commander Joint Task Force SEVEN Program 4 – Bio-Medical Studies has been added to the Weapon Effects Program Operation CASTLE Program 4 will include one project 4 1 titled “Study of Response of Human Beings Exposed to Significant Beta and Gamma Radiation due to Fall-out from High Yield Weapons ” The objective of this project is to study the response of human beings in the Marshall Islands who have received significant doses due to the fall-out from the first detonation of Operation CASTLE 2 You are designated Project Officer Project 4 1 As project officer you are responsible to Commander Task Unit 13 Task Group 7 1 for the technical direction of this project 3 Naval station support will be provided you by the Commander Naval Station Kwajalein All requests for support beyond that locally available will be directed to Commander Task Group 7 1 ATTN Commander Task Unit 13 4 It is estimated that this project will require $10 000 of extra-military monies and $40 000 of Research Development monies Your requirements for funds will be directed to the Commander Task Group 7 1 ATTN Commander Task Unit 13 5 It is understood that your project will require approximately twenty 20 professional and technical personnel drawn from the Atomic Energy Commission and from the armed forces Each of these personnel must be cleared for a minimum of SECRET defense information You will instruct all personnel participating in project 4 1 that the project is classified SECRET RESTRICTED DATA Due to possible adverse public reaction you will specifically instruct all personnel in this project to be particularly careful not to discuss the purpose of this project and its background or its findings with any accept those who have a specific “need to know” TU-13-54- indecipherable 8 March 1954 Subject Letter of Instruction to CDR EUGENE P Cronkite 6 In keeping with standard procedures of Task Unit 13 and Commanding General Field Command AFSWP a Preliminary Report on this project will be required shortly after the close of this operational phase and a Final Report when findings warrant Additional instructions in the preparation of reports will be furnished you by Commander Task Unit 13 7 In order that the Commander Joint Task Force SEVEN may be full informed you will report daily by electrical means prior to 0900 significant findings as of the close of work the previous day E K GILBERT Colonel USAF Commander Task Unit 13 DISTRIBUTION 1A 2A - addresses 3A - CTG 7 1 4A - TG 7 1 J-1 5A - TG 7 1 J-3 6A - TG 7 1 J-4 7A - Dr Graves 8A - CTG 7 5 9A - Dep for Admin 10A - TU-13 Files