ODE S98: VLM: GTA: wie E21 3erici: 001 5 dor 1954 “OF 3. Women and children were billetad in tho torpedo room and the mon provided tomporary shelter under o canvas tarpaulin rigged on the Ol levol betreen the stacks. Cots werx aveilable as seats im both locations, The after officer's h3aad and washroom, o short dis-« tance from the torpedo room was designated for use by the women and children, The men had the use of the Tha separation of the Marshallese vas space avezilsable in the torpedo room. watch, all petty officers, was set at and to assist in wy requasts made by 10. Tho the The Hot all after crew's head and washroom. mandatory due to the Limited A continuous 2¢ hour sentry both locations to insure privacy tha Marshallese, All children wero providod milk shortly aftar de-contm ination. Marshallese went through tho regular mess line for moals and had same ration as the craw. The meat course was the least popular, majority of the party asked for more soup, dread ond vagotablas, soup was most in domand, Ice crocm was the natural favorite of the children. ll. The contaminated clothing was washed in tha ship's laundry with a strong soap solution, driod, pressad snd returnad within four hours aftor the party emb-rked, 12. Slaeping accommodations, although crowiod, wera considered adaquate, Twelve (12) cots and two (2) straotchors woro sat up in the torpode roon and the remaining dock space covarod with kapok lifa jackats, The mon slept on the fantail under the deck arming. Life jackets proved to be comfortable pallets ond are excallont insul :tion cgainst worm or d=mp Cacks. ‘ith the abows arrangomsnts aach parson hed 2 sleoping spscc. 13. Tho P3M plansCommander repoertad that he thought ho s:w somuy poopls on Enisatok Island (Rongelap Atoll). A oorty, including Jonn cond Oscerr 333rum, sha interpreter, londsed on this island at 0312¢h1. 3aarch wag made but ne Marshalluso wore locited, «a thorough Tho liagistrate insured tho seareh party thst he was curtain thit there werd no persons thoro sinco « beat was not nocrby, iionitor tarm readings indicstod an average of 3,02 Reentgens, with 2 maximum roading of 53,55 Rountgons, wonitor tasm statistics are included in enclosure (2), island was not tnhabite’. [¢ was lucky that this 14, Six (8) semolos of water trken from wells on Rongolsp hiv doen forwardad in compliance with rsforanca 5) Appreximeto Locations of wells aro indicitad in anclesure (3), 4 BD