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30 Lerch 1554
MEMORAMDU! FOR! CUTF SiVN
SUBJZCT: DDZ Trip to Rongelep atoll, 26 Karch 195k
1.
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Reference JTF S2VEN DTG 230220Z March 1954.
trip, conducted by USS NICHOL!S (DDZ 449) was to:
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Purpose of subject
a.
Beach small boats belonging to Rongelap Marshallese.
b.
Conduct radsafe re-survey of Rongelap.
c. Collect approximately 500 pounds contaminated top soil requested by acC Division of Biology and “edicine,
d.
Collect samples of warine life and vegetation.
@.
Collect domestic animals remaining at Rongzlap village.
2. The undersigned acted as JTF SHVEN and TG 7.1
and was responsible for execution of Ib and le. Sjnce
mke @n overzll report, and detailed reports on ld and
by the project officers concerned, the details in this
fined to lb and le.
3.
representative
the NICHOLS wil),
le will be made
report are con-
It is noted that the scope of activities lb and ld was more
limited then had originally been planned.
As will be clear from the re-
port of the NICHOLS, this vas because 26 March became R-1l after the work
started.
Thanks minly to the excellent c¢lanning and management of Capt.
Joseph Zliot and ixccutive Oificer Cliiford Frink, much more wés 2ccomplished than might reasonzbly have been expcct<sd under these circumstances.
le and ls were eccomplished essentially as pl2nned, but la had to be
omitted.
4. The radsafe re-surv2y was conducted by Mr. P.R. Schiavone of TG
7.1, TU-7, using two recently calibrated AN/PDR-39 instruments. Readings
on Rongelap Island were taken during the morning and on the other islands
during ths aftsrnoon of 26 larch.
SAN BRON DRE
Island
mr/hr
Ronrélap
40 at C330 at standard position estab-
Boszh
50 South send
CLASSIFICATION CANCELLED
lished by Scoville Survey
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ENCLOSURE (5)
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