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Director, Divlalon of

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B. a. Inaner, 11.D., l.aalatat Director for
Medical 6 Health leaearcb, Div1a1on of
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IASI, DlrroH, CllIO, llilCR 31, 1967

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Colonel Odlaad la the officer in charge of the Plutonium legiatr7 for
the U. s. Air Poree via-a-vb the 1800 or ao USAP people vbo went into
the Pa109llrea area or who were potentially exposed. Of the 1800 ke atlll
haa about SO to collect aamples f r • and he la tryin& hard because they
have been dlacharged, are being dlacharged, or are reaaalgned all over
the world.
llo one hu received a body burden areater than 15'1 of aa llPIB u

calcu-

1 a ted fr- urine •a.plea. Twenty-five have ILad burden• between 7' nd
UX. Some are beln& ex-ioed ever7 tvo llOOtha or ao up now to a year.
Only one aan b.&a died ao far, and by the beat of luck aa 8 ar• ••ple
of unspecified lung t1aaue was found to have 3 pcl ( r' 600 pc or
0.0006 )IC for the 2 lunp).
8e 1a not able to get the aupport of the Departaeat of Defease to 10
after theae people er aet •P a real registry because •f the Sleepingclog policy. Ria au.her at Wrl&ht PatteraOD Air Poree lue le AC 513,
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