SECTION IZ PRESENT CONDITION AT CITE DESCRIPTION OF LOCALE: The proposed proving ground makes use of a chain of islands in the Atoll of Eniwetok. ‘Sniwetok is a typical coral atoll in the North Pacific Ocean, being one of the tiarshalls. It lies westerly of Los Angeles 1500 nautical miles, about twice the distance of Honolulu and almost in line, by the great circle. It lies at latitude 11° 30! North and longitude 162° 20' East, at a point 104) nautical miles E by S of Guam, 52) nautical miles SSW of Wake Island, and 35 miles WNW of Kwajelein. The atoll is roughly circular and ap- proximately 22 nautical miles in its longest diameter. The westerly half of the circumference is relatively shoal and usually submerged at high tide. The easterly half of the atoll consists of a number of small islands made of coral sand which emerge from the sea at all stages of the tide. All these islands, however, are underlaid by a shelf-like coral reef dotted with projecting irregular masses of coral at frequent intervals. Deep water occurs rather abruptly at the outer and inner perimeters of this shelf. On the lagoon side, however, in several cases, a sandy beach forms a transition from the island shore into the deeper water of the lagoon. Ocean swells break on the outer edge of the reef several hundred feet from the island shores, and the relatively shallow water between islands and adjacent to the shores is calm in usual ‘rind conditions. The lagoon has two navigable entrances, one of which may be entered by deep water vessels, The interior of the lagoon is navigable, although cer- tain pinnacles of coral create hazards to navigation. Typical island vegeta- tion consists of coco palm trees under which is found underbrush in varying degree. All vegetation has been removed from certain islands, and in other cases, the palm trees appear to have been systematically planted by men Il-1