hia
ad.
Native atolls in the southeast quadrant were aise
The net reeult
of the forecast was that these atolls shoul: rencain favoreble cus
to the farecast long time cf travel for fell-out to these sleces.
Specifically, Wotho end Rongelap vere considered by name and
position, these being the closest native populeted atolls in the
vicinity of ground zero.
@e. Control DDE: "Xo change recoxumended over the changes
meade at the 1100, 28 February briefing.
:
f.
aTF:
It was recommended that the afrs B¢2 hour
position be changed from 35 miles outh of GZ to at least 50 miles
south of GZ.
g&- No closure was recommended on air and surface
| routes torough Wake and Kwajalein.
of GZ.
h.
No further shipping was rescrted within 500 miles
4.
an advisory to CINCPACFLT and CINCPAC was recocmerded
in confcrmance with tha above. .
.
Jj. Task Force Ships: It was recommended that, due to the
close proximity of Task Force ships to the outer edge of the six
hour fall-out, these ships be moved furtber out on a radia line
to at least 50 miles.
4.
In summary, it was recommended that RadSafe conditions
be consicered favorable on all points, and unfavorable for Bikini
shot atoll.
R. A. HOUSE
It Col., USar
Radsafe Officer
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, wa,
(yo
cussed at this pcint and elsewhere in the briefing.