UNITED STATES
ATONIC ENERGY COMMISE70:
Washington
December 23, 1947
MEMORANDUL FOR THE AIR COORDINATING COMMITTEE
Attention:
Subject:
Mr. McCrary, Secretary, Technical Division
Danger Area in the Vicinity of Eniwetok Atoll.
On December 2, 1947 the United States Government notified the
Security Council of the "United Nations that effective Decenber 1, 197
Eniwetok Atoll and ite territorial weters were closed. The action was
taken by the State Department upon the request of the Atomic Energy
Comui esion.
The State Devartzent, again acting upon the request of the Atoric
Energy Commission, is notifying all foreign governzents thlet, asa
consequence of tests of military weapons, grzve hazards will exist in the
area descrived below, after January 31 anc throughout the calender year
1948.
The Atomic Energy Commission is taking, action to make a public
release to the effect that a danger area exists in the area described below.
Action is also being taken to request the Chief of Naval Operations to
publish the necessary notice to mariners. The Commander, Joint Task Force
Seven iseoine action to notify all ne Jor commands in the Pacific, Alaska
and Far East.
tis requested that action be taxen to warn all military and
commercial air agencies through appropriete notices to airmen.
Effective date of establishzent of the denser zone is January 31,
1948 and will continue through the calendar year 1945.
The area affected is described as follovs:
"Derinning with a point et 10° - 15! North latitude
and 1500 - 35! Bast lonritude, north elonz the meridian
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of 160° - 35' East longitude to a point at 12° -
Ss! North
latitude, 150° - 35!
% longitude thence Fast alons the
parallel of 129 - 5: North latitude to a point at 120 — )st
North latitude and 163° - 55! East loncitude, thence south
alone the meridian of 153° - 55! test longitude to a point
at 10° - 15! North letitude end 163° -
thence west to the point of beginning.”
55! Fast longitude,
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