Cte marae the etry ene treet we tre Neater seiner eee ge nee aMR neeaeeetae SelM NNER POT RRS eve one UNCLASSIFIED aeae Pa af HEALQUARTERS UF “HE CONANDER IN Calze ’ onsen nakatet CIMCPACELT FIle 7Fl- 1 AL Ser 01339 17 JUN 1954 a ° 8 From: To: a Comzender in Chief YU, S, Pacific Fleet Commander Joint Task Forse Seven Subj: Survey of Rongelap and Utirdik Atolls Rel; a b) e (d) te £) (g) (h) 1. 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 ® thus rp %9 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, Tais was soprevr2 Um oe oy CNC in (c) which further stated that no funds ether then normal suppert shoul rn be experded without pricr appreval, 3, CINCPAC delegated resnensi bility fo ° the subject g er te CUICBACTLT eo in reference (2) and furtner 43drested ov © JT? SEVEN to report to CINCPACFLI fer the tasks sutlined, 4, In reference (e) and (€), CINCPACFLT provided mui of certain satters in comnecticn with renasilitasicon tirik natives, ‘ y a AC 5. 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), , 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 a ~, UNCLASSIFIED ame mr, iaantel er oie A oyesata panei»og cena ole a - - se ae