USS HICS*LAS( 972-229) DDE +29/xy Fleet Fosv Offices San Frmcisco, California From: P-22 Ser: O29 20 Mar 54 .t Commending Officer TO: Cormmder Task Group 7.3 Suoj: Raedsefe Survey 8-11 March 1954 - 1. The Task Group 7.1 survey party and lr, Marion Vilds, trust Territory representative, arrived Ronz3lep at O745i, 8 Lfarcn and coarded NICHOLAS snortly theraecfter. ‘Working parties, as indicated in Comnander Joint Task Force SiVEN dispatch 060400Z, were made availadle to Dr, Scoville's party. Dr. Scoville informed the Commanding Officer that oll reports of gamma intensitites and other scientific data would be reported only to Cormzander Joint Task Force SEVEN. We specifically resuested that no other commands be made information addressee. Dnily dispatches indicating results of PadSafs survey on each xtoll, originsated by Dr. Scoville, wore addressed accordinzly. On desorking 2t Iniwetok at 0530, 12 March Dr. Scovilla's party transported oll earth ond water Sarples to Parry Island. 2. Tne following islands, in 2tolls, wer2 visited. ~ Mr. cilds accomneanied working parties sshore on all ex-inhoditated islands wher 2 native property was secured 2s directed by him. elep Atoll; § and ll llzrceh 1254: Hr (2) Native houses were c osed ud ond prop er + open, tant could be ruined by wet! wus moved insides, (>) One doz ond three cats were killed xs possible menace to livestock, (c) One thirty foot sailing schooner was berched above high ee te ae filled with sea water. water mark ond lasts were umsnizped and placed in 2 shed nlong with scils, (d) Two sacks of rice ond a fivo sscks of flour were opened snd "A pinced outside as feed for pigs ond chickens, 5 i. is ‘ aee er sem, (e}) Buckets, prs ane large clam shells were placed widsr acres of housas to provide drinking water for livestock,