No pronounced nor delicerate interference was experienced by ships of this Task ‘roup, other than normal atmospheric conditions which interferred with reception during certain periods of the day. No unusual tranamitting or receiving phenomena was recorded by stiips of the task group following either MINE or KING Shot. ConTaskGroup 132.3 in RSNDOVA departed FNITO® enroute San ezo on F plus 4. All Task Group circuits were secured, and only required Fleet Broadeasts and distress frequencies were naintatsed. Upon arrival at San Diego, CIG 132.3 communication and crypto guard wis shifted at 052000Z fran the USS RENDOVA to the Potomac River Naval Command at the Naval Gun Factory, Washington, D. C. FP, ATOMIC DEFENSE An account of Task Group activity and experience in Atomic Defense during the MIK® Event is covered in the history installment for that event. During the remainder of the period of this report there was no activity except during the KING Event when the Task Group ships in the Fniwetok Lagoon experienced a trace of radioactive fall-out’ at about Il plus 22 hours. The fall-out con~ sisted of widely scattered particles with a maximm radiation intensity of .6 MR/HR (Beta). This trace amount of fall-out was readily cleaned up by all the ships, The results of lagoon water sampling indicated sero activity in the lagoon water where the ships were anchored. Readings up to 100,000 disintegrations per minute per milliliter were obtained in the northern portion of the lagoon but no ships were affected. BEST AVAILA} 2 OORY 146