READQUARTERS

JOINT TASK FORCE SEVEN

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APO 187 (HOW), c/o Postmaster
San Francisco, California

MEMORANDUM FOR RECORD

1 May 1954

SUBJECT: Black and White Contact Prints Relative to Surveys, Evacustion
-. =: and Care of Rongelap and Utirik Natives (Prints distributed +:

- following only: C/S, USA (Exigt), DMA (AEC), DBM (zc), HICCHe
TERPACIS, CINCPAC, CINCPACFLI, ChaFSTP, COMNAVSTAKRAS

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TANEN
4 Mar 54

LQCATION
Utirik

CAPTION

Trust Territory Representative and
Taterpreter arriving Utirik from KwajaLein to meet USS RENSHAN,

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4 Mar 54

Utirik

JENSHAW receiving Utirik natives.

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4 Mar 54

Utirik

Teirtk natives on deck of RENSHAN,

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4 Mar 34

Utirik

Stziler

5

4 Mar 54

Utirdi

Itirik Natives in whale boat.

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& Mar 54

Utiodts

Feeding Utirik natives on RENBRLAW,

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4 Mar %

Utirik

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5 Mar 5%

Kwajalein

RENSHAW arriving Kwajalein,

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5 Mar 54

Kwajalein

Utirdk natives being transported to

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ll Mar 54°

Rongelap

Thalo boat coming onto Rongelap.

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LL Mar 5%

Rongelap

Navy work party preparing gear to pull
native boat onts beach,

22-1014

Lt Mar 54

Rongelap

Native huts on Rongelep ‘Taland.

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ll Mar 54

Rongelap

Navy men pulling native boat onto beac,

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Rengelep

Simiior, different angle,

22-1018

11 Mar 5%

Rongelep

Whaleboat coming alongside USS NICHCLAS.

22-1019

ll Mar 54

Rongelap

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10 Mer 54

Sifo Island Navy men taking native but apart.

22-1021

10 Mar 54

Sifo Island Mr, Strope taking sand sample from Sif:

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10 Mar 54

Sifo Island Men preparing native equipment for s=-~

compound.

Crew of NICHOLAS preparing to hoist

whaleboat aboard.

Island for radiation tests.

tection,

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Utirdik natives eating on deck of

RENSEAW.

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