The Lunro had a medical officer on board and offered his services which fortunately were not needed. It was comforting to know he was availaole however, should any of the pregnant women fall cue and payable while on board, FY rE a ee It did not seem prudent to further move the natives around oy dividing thea up between the two snips, inasmuch as no great overcrowding was evident. Reception and handling of the natives on board worked out fairly well and generally as was éx,ected. Zach one was monitored as they came on board and readings were around 7 mr/hr which was substantially lower than the average of 20 mr/hr readings on tne beacn. This indicated that weding out to the rafts had helped quite a bit in reducing presence of fall-out material on feet and clothing. Some of the cnildren were routed through the showers as soon as they came on board. But it was decided to feed all of tnem before starting decontamination of adults. Serving lines were set up ye ON — wow o . Hy = 6 d improving our facilities which incluaed careful partitioning - tiion of tne women's side of the head end wasnrooms. He explained c onditions of excitenent and strange surroundings the women are modest. * 0 a 2 r lunch the Trust Territory official made some suggestions for Bon w du am DEEnyto a f bt De erg ct oO aa ct & ty m ch + wu Qey BS 2. on the fantail using regular steam table trays of food and giving the natives paper plates, cups, ete. They didn't eat very well, perheps from the excitement or maybe they just don't like meat loaf, They did better on the bread, mashed potatoes and oranges. Then commenced decontamination measures and considerable w2s encountered, But by prodding 4nd cajoling we maneged to m about 10% of them through the showers. These were the aged, infirm end mick, With no readings higner than 7 rr/hr it was decided not prud By late afternoon they were settled down on their mats and generally quiet except for the kids, some of whom took several showers. They were prignt-eysed anc cute as could te. Some few of the women, as is their wont, talked quietly but steadily all aftermoon from the time they came aboard. Tarver 4ae OF to force the old people in the snowers. Next the prodlen of clothing aro Te had sutiie ent clean Gungarees for them ail and planned to run ell u clotnes througn the laundry and give them back to puton before lzsving tas ship. Bu he € again stiff resistence was encountere Vie tried but they couldn't seem to understand taking their clothes away and the worsen wantad mo part of the dungarses. Clcthes were monitored and s § ince they averaged only about 3-4 mr/nr it was decided that the situation did not call for suca drastic measures. ALL of these matters were discussed with the Trust Territory official, and decisions were concurred in or made on his reccomuéen-~ dations. Carsful obssrvation of the natives and questioning of the interpreter as to their mood, excitement and general morale convinced us that forcing them to give up their clothes would reslly snake them up.