Po es As a result of the shot, the land areas of Bikini Atoll ---- were Closed except to work parties, and all personnel were quartered aboard ship, which simplified the personnel evacuation problems for subsequent testa. Since shipboard space was limited, the numbers of personnel at that site between shot times were reduced to half of the peek reached in the latter part of February. present at Bikini fo Similiarly, the numbers ster at shot time were of experienced ‘oo For shots subsequent to the Estes, Curt d the Bairoko was J-1 representative aboard. ppalft that Lgpstering on accomplished personally by the On the Ainsworth, where the population was the greatest, a modified system of muster groups was used, Once the a) conewey checks were maintained to assure the complete muster inte accounta used at et Task Group personnel, At Eniwetok the system was continued throughout the operation, asterRSxact muster times varied with each shot and de-— nded upon”existing conditions, but in general, a minimum amount of time was permitted for mustering purposes, Similiarly, not all musters were concurrently conducted at Bikini and Eniwetok. It is to be noted that for a muster was conducted at Bikini only. Complete con- trol of personnel movement to and from Eniwetok, close liaison with phases of evacuation and reentry to facilitate the expeditious handling of property of Task Group 7.1 requiring movement to and from various points both at ee and Eniwetok. < coo a original planning called for evacuation of all Task Group’ 7.1 property from sites Bokobyaadaa, Namu, Yurochi, R plan, and Acomoen to sites Eninman and Enyu as well as movement on etd day of a mimber of semi-trailers and certain special cargo from Bikini to Eniwetok by LST, In order to implement the above, J-4 personnel were ‘stationed at Namu, Romurikku, Enyu and Eninman to see that the evacuaticn was carried out without difficulty, which was accomplished with the exception that it took three hours longer then planned to complete the off-loading and placement of final loads of vehicles evacuated to Enyu. Original planning called for regent and normal operation from ashore sites after m sceen it was found that ie « T7 Copleaspoge LANL, J-Div, , yeep } ~ Bit a Anh, , t * *Both prior la thereafter as the occasion required, personnel of J-4 were stationed at strategic points during critical mah oF tent oy aoe” * eae 3.8.4 Evacuation of Property ot . J-3, and good commmications proved to be the solution to an easily conpleted muster.