Francis Committee Report (ABCC TR 33-59)

Function and Purpose

Function
The function of the Committee, according to its understanding, is to make an objective, scientific appraisal of the ABCC program as to its organization, plan of study, pattern of procedure, adequacy of data, caliber of performance, future outlook, and to report thereon with recommendations.

Purpose of Program
The purpose of ABCC is to measure the effect, if any, of radiation derived from the atomic bombs on those exposed and their succeeding generations so as to provide information that will be of value to mankind in the years to come.

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