30 March 1954
MEMORANDUM FOR: CJTF SVN
SUBJZCT:
DDE Trip to Rongelap Atoll, 26 Marcn 1954
l. Reference JTF SEVEN DTG 2302202 March 1954.
trip, conductad by USS NICHOLLS (DDE 449) was to:
Purpose of subject
a.
Beach smill boats belonging to Rongelap Marshallase.
b.
Conduct radsafs re-survay of Rongalap.
c.
Collact approximately S00 pounds contaminated top soil re-
d.
Collect samples of darine lifa and vegetation.
@.
Collact domastic animals remaining at Rongelap village.
questad by ncC Division of Blolegy and sedicine.
2. The undersignad actad as JTF SEVEN and TG 7.1 represantativs
and was responsible for axscution of lb and le. Since the NICHOLAS will
mke &n overall report, and dstailad reports on ld and le will be made
by the project officers concernad, the details in this report ars con-
fined to lb and le.
3.
.
It is noted that the scope of activities lb and ld ws coors
limited than had originally 5:en planned. As will be clear from tha roport of the NICHOLAS, this wis because 26 karch becams Rel after ths work
startad. Thanks mainly to tna oxcullent planning and managament of Capt.
Jossph Eliot and Executive Oificer Clirford Frink, much more was 2ccczolisned than might raasonably have besa axpacted undvr thesa circumstances.
lc and ls ware accomplished assantially as olanned, but la oad to ba
omitted.
L. The radsafa ra-survey was conducted by Mr. P.R. Schiavonsa of TC
7.1, TU=7, using two recently calibrated AN/PDR-39 instrumants. Readings
on Rongelap Island were taken during the aorning amd on ths othsr islancs
during the afternoon of 26 March.
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Island
far
Ronselap
lO at 0330 at standardposition astatelishad by Seovills Survay
Bossh
50 South sad
Enia sto
x
Labardj
200
Kaballa
500
ENCLOSURE (5)
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