The following is a list of the various readings I obtained and the
locations at which they were taken:
Ingide building where the men spent most of their time - 0.6R.
(This reading is low because the building was hosed down thoroughly early
in the morning)
Outside the same building - waist height - 1.6R..
(This reading taken on the PSP platform in front of the building)
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Beside the same building — sand surface - 2.4R.
Surface of a bed in a living tent - 1.2R.
All readings taken - and there were not as many as I should have taken
fell along the same values. —
Mr Kapral had decided to evacuate his people in alphabetical order making it as impersonal as possible,
As soon as all excess baggage had been
cleared from the plane to the shore, the first 8 men were loaded aboard the
UF and taken to Kwajalein.
As we departed the pilot informed me that he had received a request
for further definition of the radiological situation.
Unaware of the fact
that ny original message had been garbled, I Goncluded thit someone was making
the request who was unfamiliar with radiological procedures,
Therefore, I
instructed the pilot to say that I was getting a reading of 3.2R at 1", since
I wished to make it as impressive as possible in order to get action as quickly
as possible.
This was an error on my part.
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However, the evacuation proceeded, unfortunately we heard on the way to
Kwajalein that additional planes were not available, which meant that the 20
people remaining on Rongerik would not be moved as soon as I had given them
to believe. Actually, the first group arrived at Kwajalein at about 1400, and
the last group shortly after 1900.
arrival with people who
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