and were completed by 1030 the seme date. Interrogation of natives disclosed that all were present except 17 who were fishing at Ailinginae,
Following the Rongelap operetion, the destroyer proceeded to Ailinginse,
removed the remaining 17 and proceeded to Ewajelein. A total of 17 males,
20 feneles, 15 boys and 1, girls were removed by destroyer and disea-
barked at Evajalein. 16 old and sick were moved at about 0930 by FEE
to Kwajalein, Decontamination of all natives was accomplished during
the trip to Ewajalein,
The full report from. AEC/RYOO Flight ABLE indicated Utirik ground
contamination at 240 or/br at 1651M, 2 Merch and 76 mo/br at ebout 1716K,
2 Karck at diluk, the nearest populated island to the south. Biker, the
nearest island to the north was determined to be unpopulated and conta
inated to about 750 mr/br at about I600M, 2 March.
Taongi, the next
nearest islemi to north was 1.5 or/br and unpopulated.
Based on these
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facts a decision was made to start another destroyer to Utirik to anticipate an order to start evacuetion at dawn on 4 March. In the mean-
time a Fak wes set up to ground survey Utirik on 3 March while the destroyer was on the way. The infinity dose of the Utirik natives was com
puted et 58 r. The decision to evacuate was made and the destroyer ordered to start evacuation the following morning, 4 March. A total of
47 males, 55 femeles, 26 boys and 26 girls were removed, decontaminated
on the destroyer enrcute to Ewajelein end disembarked on 5 March, Ques~
tioning of natives disclosed that all had been removed. The destroyers
which evacuated Rongelap and Utirik were directed to obtain drinking
water samples from these atolls. A check of the water samples indicated
from 2 to 28 times the task force standard for fol) time usage.
With the decision to evacuate Utirik made and the zachinery set in
motion to accomplish this operation, the status of Ailuk was put up for
consideration. This atoll has a populetion of 401. The infinity dose
was determined at less than 20 r, 4.e., less than the minime standard
used by the task force for its sampling aircraft crews.
gajor factor in the decision not to evecuate Ailuk.
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During the afternoon of 2 Merch a directive was issued to execute
Kwejelein NYOO Flights BAKER and CEARLIE., These flights cover al) hare
shell Islanis south of Kwajelein. The flights were set up on the assur@
ption that the twenty thousend foot trajectory could heave brought cone
tarinstion around to the south and west and contaminated some of the
southern Marshalls, The flights were executed on 3 March. WNo significent ground contamination was found. An additional NYOO type flight
was performed over the Gilbert Islanis for the same reesons. No sigzificent contamination was foun.
On the besis of Flights ABLE, BAK®R ani CHARLIE, it was detercined
thst no further atolls would need to be evacuated. The effort wes there
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