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Jo 0. C r a m e r .

Se ve n Army o f f i c e r s  w i l l  a t t e n d  a n  a t o m i c ,  h i o l o g i c a l Ã¢ÂÂ and

c h e m i c a l  d e f e n c e  c o u r s e  fr o m  J u n e  25 t o  2 9 , . a t  B a l m o r a l  N g v a l  D e p o t .

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C r a m e r , s a i d  t h a t  t h e  o f f i c e r s  w ould  s t u d y . m e d i c a l  a s p e c t s  o f  b i o l o g i c a l

and c h e m i c a l  w a r f a r e ,  a f t e r - e f f e c t s  o f  a t o m i c  r a d i a t i o n  a n d  f a l l o u t ,

sind' rod era. t e c h n i q u e s  i n  t h e  p r e v e n t i o n  and t r e a t m e n t  o f  c a s u a l t i e s .

The c o u r s e  was one o f  a s e r i e s  on t h e s e  a s p e c t s  o f  m i l i t a r y  .

m e d i c a l  p r o b l e m s  t h a t  h a d  b e e n  c a r r i e d  o u t  a t  B a l m o r a l  s i n c e  1958Â»

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a t t e n d e d  t h e . c o u r s e s ,  w h i c h  we re  d e s i g n e d  t o  f a m i l i a r i s e  t h e  o f f i c e r s

w i t h  t h e  c o r r e c t  t r e a t m e n t  . f o r  I n j u r i e s  a s s o c i a t e d  w i t h  a t o m i c - a g e

w a r f a r e .  '

The Army o f f i c e r s  a t t e n d i n g  t h e  c o u r s e  w o u l d  b e :

o Q u e e n s l a n d  -  L i e u t e n a n t - C o l o n e l  H.W.A. F o r b e s , A s s i s t a n t

D i r e c t o r  .of M e d i c a l  S e r v i c e s , H e a d q u a r t e r s , n o r t h e r n  Command

T r o o p s5 M ajo r M.G. Kenny, D e p u t y  A s s i s t a n t  D i r e c t o r  o f

D e n t a l  S e r v i c e s , H e a d q u a r t e r s ,  N o r t h e r n  Command; C a p t a i n

L . 3 .  P a r k e r , R e g i m e n t a l  M e d i c a l  O f f i c e r , 5 t h  F i e l d  R e g i m e n t .

. New S o u t h  Wales -  M a j o r  F.A. L i l l i e r , No 3 C a s u a l t y  C l e a r i n g

S t a t i o n ;  C a p t a i n  M.R. L i l i e n t h a l ,  N o .6 , D e n t a l  U n i t ;  M a jo r

G.T. F r a n k i ,' No, 7 D e n t a l  U n i t .  -

. V i c t o r i a  -  M a j o r  G.D. P o w e l l ,  No. 6 D e n t a l  U n i t .

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CANBERRA;  W0 2  J . E .  F 0 R M3 Y  ( M 2 2 1 7 ;  ( H o m e  U1551 ) .

OTHER STATES: PRO AT MILITARY HEADQUARTERS.

