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DATE

IDE

SAMPLE

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KAVEN -

6Mar

UH

$7
Wl2

"OTHO

- SOTHO

6Mar

1615

und

& SAMPLING

1.8 ae/hr, 2villago, 2=path
to beach.

Woll wator.

W13

From catch basin,

38

0.8 ar/hr, 1 by well; 2-aid-

w

Woll wator (no rain in catch

village.

vasin for 2 ao.)

UAJURO

ULIGA

7 ier

1200
.
«

89

0.5 arf/hr, & from near Admin

wio

Tap wator.

Bldg.

7. Pacific Microncaian Lino 3.S. "ROQUE", Mastor: Lawrence Blanc, home port,
Guam, left Eboye 0840 UW on 1 March, sntcrodchanacl to Utinik Lagoen about 1200 &

on 2 March, and ancher:d in Lagoan at 152k M on 2 Marehs decked at Uajuro (Uliga

Is.) 163K on 7 March. Readings (mr/hr) aftor docking: 2-3 insids

dock struc

turo, 10 on open deck, 5<8. in sloopirg quarters on uppor.dcek, 10=30 cn rope und
crnvas., Prior ractctisn.levele c-rnct bo sstiaatod because of rain equalls and ux
certainty about when decks Inst washed, Luister ms advised to kare .decks weaned
Gown as soc 18 ceovaniont, He wes told that the activity wuld oct hurt arzocc,

but tat {t was undesirable to have it around longer than necossar7.
8.

eas:

attompted by

Futuro visite to Erilaib and Maloclap should not bo

UFel oxsopt under cmditions of greater urg.ncy.

The writor!'s prior

experiences in such eparations is wory limitod, but free his om obscrvations pl:
rh: roanarks agde by thosc bottcr qualified to judgo, it appears that a fair ano.
of risk is inveived,

9. Egpocially netablo was the very cooperative attitude of the Navy persons:
at Noe jaicin and the Marshall District administrative Officials at Majuro in supporting this alission.
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1 Inel:
Marshall Islands Atoll

Samples cellocted ot. i.
Whitc, 587 Murch 1954
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T. Ne mite

DR. T. Ne SHITE
Health Division

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