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1958 AER 5 PM 7 20
RSE RESDAT DA CRYPI'O PASSES MSG DTG 0510502
BM CTF 7 ENIWETOK MZ
T) USAEC GERMANTOWN MD
COFS USAF WASHDC
~C PASS TO STARBIRD,. USAF PASS TO AFOAT, FROM LUEDECKE,
REFERENCE YOUR MESSAGE 0500302. INFORMATION HEREIN MAY BE
PERTINENT TO YOUR DELIBERATIONS ON MONDAY, IN THREE PARTS.
I, OUR CAPABILITIES 20 CARRY OUT A PLAN OF POSITIVE
ACTION TO PROTECT THE NATIVES WITHIN A 435 MILE RADIUS HAS BEEN
GREATLY ENHANCED BY PREPARATIONS FOR PROCUREMENT OF EQUIPMENT
AND DETAILED EXAMINATION DURING THE LAST FEW DAYS, THE PLAN
APPEARS FEASIBLE, ITS 100 PERCENT EFFECTIVENESS CANNOT BE
ASSURED BECAUSE WE CANNOT GUARANTEE THE REACTIONS OF EACH
INDIVIDUAL NATIVE TO THE INSTRUCTIONS.
A. EACH INDIVIDUAL ISLAND OF EACH ATOLL HAS BEEN
PIOTOGRAPEND, POPULATED AREAS LOCATED AND HELICOPTER
AND BOAT LANDINGS PLOTTED, (ON THIS SURVEY, SEARCH
WAS MADE FOR SHIPPING,
NONE SIGHTED, )
B, EQUIPMENT HAS BEEN SECURED AND IS BEING
READIED FOR 35 TEAMS OF TWO TO THREE PERSONS EACH
"0 PROVIDE FOR TWO WEEKS RATIONS, SHELTER, WATER
AND TWO WAY COMMUNICATIONS FROM TEAM TO AIRBORNE
AIRCRAFT,
C, EXPERIENCED PERSONNEL BRING WITHDRAWN FROM
WEATHER SERVICE AND RADSAFE CONTINGENT, ALONG WI'TH
OFFICERS FROM TASK FORCE HEADQUARTERS AND TASK
GROUPS TO HEAD TEAMS GOING INTO ATOLIS, THEY WILL
BE ACCOMPANIED BY TRUST TERRITORY OFFICIALS IN CASE
OF MAJOR AREAS OF POPULATION (7-10), BY TRUST
TERRITORY EMPLOYEES IN OTHER CASES, AND BY INTERPRETERS