-13- so that adequate base lines are available for measuring changes. c. The isolation of Eniwetok means that little in the way Of interference of the expected at the test site. usual sort The should be ad@quate to prevent so that others in controls interference experiments planned and to give priority present would be with sufficiently high the test group would not interfere. dad. The climate, warm water, freedom from severe storms, protected waters of the lagoon, etc., all contribute to the desirability of Eniwetok as a base of opera- tions. e. The distance from the mainland and the dependence upon military transportation are the major handicaps of the Eniwetok site. * 5. Is the radiation level sufficiently high to be of interest to the Commission? a. Information is not available to us on the level of radiation contamination in which the Atomic Energy