> ane . ’ i ae process owing to the waterborne nature of the operation arter a With island camps no longer available, the movement of personnel and equipment between ships and islands was more subject to control, and preshot evacuation became largely a matter of moving the vessels out of the lagoon. Planning for these evacuations accordingly was simpli. fied, and consisted of check lists for the final day's activities, . Vy e Be At Eniwetok a plan to evacuate the upper islands was prepared for but the evacuation was halted when the shot was cancelled on Most of the personnel and equipment were drawn out of the upper islands of Egjwetok Atoll, and the Ursula camp was abandoned soon afterwards. ar. For 2 Bimilar plan was prepared and executed, mn gre ay Be: 3.8.2 Personnel_Evqcuation and Muster €- f = * Bie: #004 = z= On the evacuation to the ships began for this shot, J-1 representatives went aboard their respective ships prior §o the embarkation of passengers to assist Task Group personnel in lécating quarters, offices, ita jority of personnel moved tg shipboard on the morning of wien - At approximately noon on ee vessels left their anchorages off the various islands and a wled e.5 ee at anchorage off Enyu. Here the remainder of the personnel were taken aboard, and personnel transferred as necessary to be located on the Pe, = He psmungpyat proper vessel, The plan for a complete sight muster involved assignment of Task aa ' - Group personnel to 25 muster groups, each representing a specific organization or working unit. For each muster group a mater officer was appointed. Muster lists were prepared by J-1 and distributed to é the muster officers, and at a predesignated time a sight muster of all Task Group personnel ay Pacific Proving Grounds was conducted. “y nym ys ‘ wile he & DEI Fl} Muster for wes teken simultaneously at both atolls on at 1800 hours. Esch custer officer turned into the J-1 tae avin Thy representative at his location a signed muster sheet indicating that portion of his personnel he had sight-mustered. The J-1 representatives then reported that portion of the muster he had received to the Task Group muster officer for his atoll. The Task Group muster offi- cers for Bikini and Eniwetok then consolidated the entire muster, ac- ' ‘ counting for all personnel in the Forward area. ce: 23° = gangway to register personnel embarking and debarking. These arrivals and departures were then reported to the Bikini Task Group muster officer. A running account of the movement of each individual was rs: kept and the muster was completed at about 1830 hours on Fons when all personnel were afloat. oe <7 be Eo" vet ‘ # 4 Tab LQwtnehh 1 at 2 Upon completion of the muster at Bikini, J-1 representatives were stationed at each ship's by fees The ships then left the lagoon. Copled/DOE LANL, J-Dlv, 76 a re ere