• Frida · 7 Se toMber 1945 VISITS 10 20 i Gen roves off tc l'r Chadwicl 's officP 11 00 o n Or Brier s 11 30 Burt Andrews of the erald ribune U ' 1 12 20 an Col Forno 2 30 pm ' ol Cooney C L S 9 05 an 'r Sui ts chenectody called Gen 'rroves re 1 hether or 11ot e would approve o ' sen dine Dr ·'ingdon to Santa Fe to intervie prosnective err1plo rees Gen rroves said that tr ere wns no objection but before Dr Sui ts does the t certain pla ns l 'ust be put into operat on Gen Groves said hut he hopes to f O here ei the · the lo st of this woe'lc or the first o next wee' nr after that tine Dr ·iq don coulci o ue11 - roves will hve soneone crill Dr • ·its tuda • nnd tell hin of the probnblc tine oi Dr • i'1G cin's visit Dr Suits ulso f' ·d -thu ' the 1ro osa uill be in sh rno next wool ru1c rnul • li' · to send it c own 'or the Gcmernl to rent and then e roulcl 1 ike to tR l ' ti th tl- - Gonr 1rul and to et into a s nuch detnil us thr Gon ral would wish 9 25 an ' ren roves co llod nr Conunt tock oi'eller Foundation NYC L an roves ldviscd hir tmt he spoke vii th Oppie y-este1·dn y nn l i t secr 1s that ever -thing is uncortain out t'ierc c d Jppie thinks it is iri portu t that tht ' e ero l und D Conant i et out t 11ere ns soon as nossible to exert soothir£ u influe ces The GC 1 r -1 l s i id that he would be u t Dr Conant's disposo l t ud would GO nnd retur Hi th hi • to ren frroves advised hirr that thore his been a lot o ' trouble re rndi oactivi t · but thut tiere is no basis to it--Col arren is coinf into E oshir u soon Gen roves nlso advircd iom nt tl at a arty of top flight newspaper un are i oinr out to sc th crat r o nd 1en Groves • 1 1 • 0 r'rida 7 Septeober 1 45 continued is goinr with the--will lei 11 '3at morninr u nd cme back on 1 onda y-- Oppie ·wi 11 be Hi tl tl e General on w day Dr Cow nt so id th£ t t would be ri ore convenicn t for him if the could leE i ve ttie wee c after tlti s corain Yrnek if u t o l 1 'l'JOS sible It wns left thu t Dr Conant would talk 1 to ieor r ti tonite 1 11 cl Gen roves -n_ 11 cul 1 Dr Con r t o t his hone in Cw brid ·e tonigi t around 9pl1 9 40 am • Gen Groves called Dr Rea Oa1c Ridge re difference bctvreon leuker ia t· loukopenio Dr Rea snid that leul o en a r1ena s the dec ease in the white eel 1 s and ltlu enia 11c ms an inc rease in the Hhite ce ' s eu enia is noro 1 i e a cancer of t' e ·1hi tc cells Gen Groves a sl ed Dr Rea - 1 at a L' uri tson Spectro s corie vmc Dr ea s·rid he t ou ht it 1as scr iethi ng li 'ke the Gei t er counter Gen J QVOS said ht had received o repor t The ro ort gave three diffP--ent c uscs of cusuo lties blas in ur es r adiz tion frori t 11e bonb bur s etc D- Ren rtti d h t the r Jn in the field shou d bo o ble to give the cn11 s es The bu r ns n uld 'bo fror t erma l r •t rs and Y ra 'S Dr Ron said hat he thoubht the heo t c nusod r 1 ost of the dent hs l c-nse it wus so i t n sc Gen G1·ovos nskod if lct1kopen u could be ca used by diet and Dr Rcu snid n but thu t it could be cnnsed b r scue r otlicinoo like bon idrene e tc Dr Rea suid that tho deo trs now could be cnuson f r on the blast etc exanple people who a re i n uccidents 1111d wo lk awoy uppa rently unhun e bu t die thE' next do y t 11e ·'l8 tient noticinr u swellin say hie 10 0 'l S under him in his ler and t rer '- e foes not feel oll nr d does 1ot discha r e urine 0 Dr Lyrum Br G s cal led and wm1 tod to see nen Grove s o bout 11 00 rua 11 40 am • Gen 1Jroves culled Jr uoponhei e r anto Fe N t' o nd inf or ed Opp c t11n t about 20 epre t tu tivos of t l e l eac i 1t ' ews t riers · er t oinr out t o seo tho crnter--the v 1 ' e at tl e ' lnriorcudo Airfi o ld--l eo vo here tonorrow nnd GOt tl ore tomorrow -- ·u da r r i te t 11e · vri 11 dr vo up o see the s ite-- v1s '1hot o rnnher s ·wi 11 'O out in nlun€ md tu a nictur es of tl·o cruter-- · oulc li' e Dr Fr do y 7 Septm ber 1945 continued Henpler o nn nnd sc'' erul sci enti5t o be ul on Gen- arove s adi vs eel the Le is r c i1 b a l on •· r th the neHspa -ierr er but instoo d of lcndi nt a t 1 u 'l or i ot o 110 1·r 11 r one to Al bucr1erque--sner d t1 turday ni te n t 1 buq' lerque und then nhoever went down to your place could ct n at 1 rnq ierqw If 0 - pie could cor e it 1Jmulc'l do More ood thaJ' J c nythinr else vppie so id t'ba t he u l ' try to ma' e reservations at the il ton-- hirn • or 3 roons us J e General will have Officers with him Oppie spo're about the re di oo cti vi ty and dcla ·ed effects fron the radiati or and Ger Jrovcs b dvi od t'u t he ha d tuU ed vrith l Jr Rea und also had sono reports from rren Farrell whic' disclose that the injurieR are deletyec l1Pe _nd blast cases Gen Grovus t 'our ht it would be a good idea to have a 1 ot of people tl•c --e rr o could e i ve the newspure rmen bEi c1 ground infor ation- havc tal Jred to JirJ--he cun 't c ne ccn- renie1 tly this next week but car cone o eel- lu ter hpic adv i sed that fror the 20 to 23d Sept he ui 11 be in Chicac o for the -o cl t eeti n -- en Gro1 Ps su l ested a'· ri vin · b -e 0 1 tl e H'th and sper ding thC' U tl th u1 • i t•1e1 droppinc O pie o ' ' nt Chici 1 o nen roves s ic t· at the lould tul 1 the probh •1 over this Sm Guy o r the wo dom1 or ho cl· m10 4 11 n '1pic c0ul tul to his people inc th01 it could ride for o week Oppie ul so usl·ed if iro cs pprovod cf' Col Sef'Mrul boini nssistu nt diroctor- - en Gro cs r -vproves w1 olt1honrtcdly • • 12 15 pn en GroveG co l lod C pt Juclrle · nnd rade n 1 · n - cnon ts 'or plm e trip to Al buquerq1 e zen Gr ovos ru c others be detemined lnter ti ll 1 cot I3uc lc • at ri J an tor1orrov1 and ox ect to arr ive o romd 7 00 'Ira tor orro- ni ht T'lr to fl r ba c'c ''m tln r norni n 10 Septe bor a rri 1 i n nshinGton thnt n cht t 1i s vro s ut BuC 1 l ' s s u n u st 01 rnth ' than start th trip Sundr e nd tnl'e si cond la • • ondo y r ornint • 2 2S Pll Gen Royo 11 cu led en roves to su t'i o t e sent n l etter to Gen r rovcs about ' eor e • aeon i hE t no he has a letter to tie residnet on he swe subject ¼lich ho will send to Gen roves