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Comzender in Chief YU, S, Pacific Fleet
Commander Joint Task Forse Seven

Subj:

Survey of Rongelap and Utirdik Atolls

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CUTE SEVEN CONS ltr n3/141,8 ot l May 1954,
CINCPAC COLF Msg 14€5012 of Apr 1954

CNO C<NF Msz 1219552 cf May
CINCPAC UNCL Msg 1221572 of
CINCPACFLT CONF Msg 122142
CINCPACFLT CCHF Msz 142CC6Z
CUTE SEVEN CONF Msz 1204362
CUTF SEVEN CONF Msz 140430Z

1954
May 1954
of May 1954
of May 1954
of Yay 1954
Mey 1954

Reference (1) forwarded the report of the survey ; rey which visited

the period 21-23 arc an 1954 F sréer to

Rongelap and Utirix Atalls during

determine requisite action fer rehabilitation of these atolls srtion
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return of inhabetants who were ev cuated incident to hazards resulting 2ria

3EYE3 conc arred in the receanentsthe first tast in the CaSTLE series, C TP? SEVEN
tiens of the survey repest and requested to te advised sf CINCPAC's zporeval

of these recoonerdcations,

2,

Reference (>) apprised ClO of CINCPAC's views and CUTF SEVEN's prelininery

advise om the matter of renabdilitatizn,

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(c) which further stated that no funds ether then normal suppert shoul

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be experded without pricr appreval,

3,

CINCPAC delegated resnensi bility fo ° the subject

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in reference (2) and furtner 43drested
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the tasks sutlined,

4,

In reference (e) and (€), CINCPACFLT provided mui

of certain satters in comnecticn with renasilitasicon
tirik natives,

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CJL SEVEi infernad cogizant cecracters of the detailed slans

6.

Cm tne basis of the foregoing action, CINCPACFLT sonsiders that 2LL tasic

rehatilicacion in references(s) and (hn),

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for native

questicns tertinent c3 native renasilicasion have been reselved and the:

action 15 proceeding satisfaccerily,

As 2 matter af secert, CINCPalTLi's

yonernton

action en the recommendations ef the gusv2y report is summarized in the

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