rather than accidentally propagated. The weather in this vicinity is tropical, and humid and is uniform in temperature, both in seasonal and in daily varia- tion, being in the magnitude of 80°. It is in an area of tradewinds and of frequent rains which appear as periodical squalls or rain clouds, rather than being a pronounced seasonal phenomenon. The area is nct inhabited by natives of the Marshall Islands, and the only residents of the atoll are garrison troops at Eniwetok. The nearest point of human habitation is Kwajalein, which is a Navy Station, and which maintains logistic support of the uniwetok garrisone REPORT OF FINDINGS: Representatives of Holmes and Narver were at Eniwetok Atoll from October h to October 17, 1948 for the purpose of a survey of existing conditions at the project site. The scope and mission is described in Letter Contract AT-(29=1)-507 dated September 16, 1948 between the AEC acting on behalf of the United States of American, and Holmes and Narver, ingineers, of Los Angeles, for the performance of Architect-“ngineer services necessary to cover initial srogramming and preliminary planning required in connection with preparations of the Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory for weapon testing activities, as follows: 1. Preliminary reconnaissance and study of vroving ground site at Eniwetok Atoll for the purpose of determing such information as is necessary to formulate a construction program. The party was escorted by an official of J Division of the Los Alamos Laboratory, accompanied by two radiological monitors. The Holmes and Narver study was conducted by the Chief of Operations of that firm, together with their experts in mechanical, electrical, sanitary, hydraulic, and industrial fields of engineering, as well as hydrography and surveys. II =2