USS NICHOLAS DDE-+439)
DDE449/mr
Fleet Post Office
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San Francisco, California
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Tor
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20 Mar §4
Commanding Officer
Commmder Task Croup 7.35
Subj: Radsefe Survey 8-11 March 1954
Ll. The Task Group 7.1 survey partyvond Mr, Marion wilds, trust Territory
representative, arrived Rongalep at O745:!, 8 Merch and boarded NICHOLAS
shortly theresfter. ‘forking parties, as indicated in Commandor Joint Tase
Porce SEVel disprtch 0604002, wore made ivatlable to Dr. Scovillo's party.
Dr. Scoville informed the Commanding Officer that all reports of gscma
intensitites «nd other scientific data would be reported only to Commander
Joint Task Force SEVEN, Te specifically requested thet oo other commands
be made information addressee, Ocily dispatohes indicating results of
RadSefa survey on each xtoll, orisinated by Dr. Scoville, wore «addrossed
accordingly. On derarking it cniwetok at 0850, 12 Uarch Dr. Scovilla's
party trsnsported all earth md water samples to Parry Islind.
2.
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The following islands, in «tolls, were visited,
Mr, “ilds sccompaniod
working parties cshore on ail ex-inhabitatod islands where native property
was secured as directed by hin.
a.
Rongelzp itoll; 8 snd 11 Aarch 1954:
(1) Rongelap Island:
(«) Bative houses wero closed up snd property left in the
open, that could be ruined by wecthor, wis moved inside,
(b) Ome dog md three cots wero killed as possiblo mencce
to livestock,
(co)
One thirty foot sailing schoonor was tanoched xbova Aign
water mark and filled with sea water,
a shed nlong with sails,
‘lasts were unshippod sand plsocca in
(4) Two sacks of rice snd fivo sacks of flour wero openod =nc
placed outside as feed for pigs and chickons,
(e)
Buckets, p-ns and largo clim sholls wero placod under
eaves of houses to provide drinking water for livostock.
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