HEADQUARTERS

JOINT TASK FORCE SEVEN

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1 May 1954
Survey of Rongelap and Utirilk Atolls

Commander in Chief, Pacific

Navy No. 128, ¢/o Fleet Pest Office
San Francisco, California

1. Forwarded herewith is the report of the survey party which
visited Rongelap and Utirik Atolls during the period 2-23 April,
in order to determine what action mist be taken prior to return of
the native populations to these places.

2. I cameur in the reccamendations eubaitted, I reccomend that
you designate as scom as poesible your representative who will coor
dinate the activities of interested agencies in this project. I as=
sure you that the personnel and facilities af Joint Task Perce SEVEN
will te made available to your Project Officer as long as elements of
the Task Porce remain in the Forward Ares.
3. When I am advised of your approval of the reccmendations
contained in this report, edditional copies will be reproduced here
and forwarded to interested agencies for their use.

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P. W. CLARKSON
Major Generel, USA

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