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trip, conducted by

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d

ros

sVEN N DTG 2302202 March 1954.

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Lis (SDS 449) was to:

a,

Reach sm@ll boats belonging to Rongelap Marshellese,

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b.

Conduct radsafe re-survey of Rongalap.

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ce.

Collect &pproximataly 500 pounds contaminated top soil re-

@.

Collect samples of tlarine lifa and vegetation.

a.

Collect domestic animals remaining at Rongelap village.

by ac€ Division of Blology and “edicine.

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The uncersiagned acted as JTF SéVEN and TG 7.1
and was responsible for execution of lb and lc.
Since
7éKs 2n o varsll report, and dstailed reports*on ld and
cy the project offic Sei 3 concerned, the details in tnis
2.

rinad to lb and le.

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O bret Se ag le

3.
mited

Purpose of subject

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representative
the NICHOLAS will

la will be made

report are cona-

It is noted that the scope of activities lb and ld wis more

t

ws
+he sie
n

had originally bsen clanned.

as will be clear from the rea-

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hal iot and Zxecutivs Oificer Cli:ford Frink, mich mors was 2ccom2d tinan

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bt Oo

cf

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2
r t of t n2 NICHCLAS, tnais was because 26 March became R-1l after ths work
Thanks mainly to the excellent planning and manzgement of Cept.
ve rted.

s

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ed won

30 March 1954

might

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reasonably have be-n expsct<d under these circumstances.

were accomolisnad ésseantisiiy 4s 5

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1a, but la had to be

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The radsafs ra-survey was conducted by Mr. P.R. Schiavone of TG
using two recently calibrated AN/PDR-39 instruments. Readings
en Rong ai
Se ao Island were
taken during the morning and on the other islands
during th 2 afternoon of 26 Larch.

7.1, TU-7,

Island

ar/hr-

Ronzelap

LO at C330 at standard position established by Scoville Survey

Boseh

50 South =nd

Eniasztok

90

Labard}

200

Kabelle

500

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