ocean side of the i-I-nds of an atoll ¢. and all waters inside an atoll, The State Department, on 13 December 1948, concurred in the establishment for an indefinite period of a danger zone sroynd EXIWETOK ATOLL. Danger area notices were published in air and merine Navigational notices and in the press. The State Department notified all foreign governments. It is expected that BIKINI ATOLL will be similarly affected on or about 1 July 1953. @. ‘The Danger Area for the operation is shown on the following diagram: , Ae 160935 d na a @a a ' a ey | , ‘6 7 ’? BVIWETOK’ 330 =308 ATOLL \ O rane s ENINMAN HOWELL M, ESTES, JR. Commander WILLIAM R, HANN Lt Colonel, USAF Personnel Security Officer aot HO ‘ GE! (PY u DANGER AREA OFFICIAL: TASK GROUP 7.4 OPRS ORDER NO. 1-53 ANNEX A ATOLL Brigadier General, U. S. A. F. Intelligence Estimate oo” } ENIWETOK - BIKINI LZexrvsrox 1 Appendix: 1 ! prem ; 0 * depertrv lon! D 350 miles——_____166016 'E___ ‘ae ¢ BIKA NAMU % ‘