monitorship of the Task Force Headquarters J-4 Division, were held
on the 16th, 19th, and 22nd of February for the principal purpose
of discussing the evacuation and reentry rlans for Bikini.
The
evacuation was scheduled sc that it would be completed, with the
exception of the firing party remaining ashore, prior to 1800 local
on H-l day.
Principally because cf shipbcard spaces limitations, it
was planned to transfer to Eniwetok those personnel whose services
were no longer critically required at Bikini.
From there they were
te be reassigned to other functions or returned to the United State
as soon as it became clear that they were surplus to the forward
area effort.
At the same time, surplus equipment and stores were
to be transferred to Eniwetok by LST.
Reentry into Bikini was to
be accomplished when directed by CJTF SEVEN.
An emergency personnel evacuation plan for Eniwetok and Uje-
lang Atolls was also established in the event of post-shot radiological contamination.
In Decemoer, CINCPAC was advised by the
Task Force Headquarters relative to the danger tc native populations
on mearby atolis.
It was stated at that time that safety of native
populations would be an important consideration in the Commander's
decision to detonate and that Task Force security ships could be
made available for post-shot evacuation if necessary.
Ujelang Atcll
was the chief concern in this ccnnection for it is iocated directly downwind for prevailing winds from Bikini and Eniwetok.
The
responsibility for the capability of evacuating that atoll was as-
signed to CTG 7.3.
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