and Utirik 21-23 April to ascertain when the natives might be returned and to determine what rehabilitation effort would be nec= essary. As a result of the survey and the subsequent recommenda- tions of the High Commissioner and CINCPACFLT, the following actions were takens ° 1. The Utirik natives were returned to their homes in June and were furnished adequate water and food supplies, 2. Since the radioactivity level at Rongelap was still pro= hibitive, the Rongelap natives were moved in June to Majuro Atoll where H&N personnel had constructed a new vil- lage of wood and aluminum buildings. The village was financed by CJTF SEVEN (see Chapter VI), It was predicted that the Rongelap natives would not be able to return to their homes before May, 1955. ¢ 3. AEC made plana to continue to monitor the medical condi- tion of the exposed natives and to have periodical visits made by AEC and other interested representatives, _ Following [$H077/|detonation radiolegical surveys were made of the islands and atolls surrounding Bikini, One survey on 6-7 March was made of Likiep Atoll, Jemo Island, Ailuk Atoll, and Mejit island with results showing very minor contamination—-about 3 mr/hr. A second survey on 5=7 Marsh was mads on Wotje, Erikub, Maloelap, Wotho, and Majuro Atolls revealing the contamination at these locations to be also very small with most readings around 2 to 3 nr/hr, A third survey on 8-10 March was made of the locations in closest 31