and were completed by 1030 the seze date. Interrogation of natives disclosed that all were present except 17 who were fishing at Ailinginae. Following the Rongelap operetion, the destroyer proceeded to Ailinginae, removed the remaining 17 and proceeded to Ewajelein. A total of 17 males, 20 feneles, 15 boys and 14 girls were removed ty destroyer and disem- barked at Ewajalein, to Kwajalein, 16 old and sick were roved at about 0930 by FSM Decontamination of all natives was accomplished during the trip to Kwajalein, The full report from AEC/NYOO Flight ABLE indicated Utirik ground contamination at 240 ar/br at 1651M, 2 Merch and 76 or/br at about 1716, 2 Earck at Ailuk, the nearest populated island to the south. Biker, the nearest island to the north was determined to be unpopnlated ani contam inated to about 750 mor/br at about 1600M, 2 March, Taongt, the next nearest islemi to north was 1.5 or/hr ani umpopuleted. Based on these facts a decision was made to start another destroyer to Utirik to anticipate an order to start evacuetion at dawn on 4 March. In the meantime a Fak was set up to ground survey Utirik on 3 March while the destroyer was on the way. The infinity dose of the Utirik natives wes com puted at 58 r. The decision to evacuate was made and the destroyer cor- dered to start evacuation the following morning, 4 March. A total of 47 males, 55 fereles, 26 boys and 26 girls were removed, decontaminated on the destroyer enrcute to Kwajalein end disembarked on 5 March, Questioning of natives disclosed that ali had been removed. The destroyers which evacuated Ronzgelap and Utirik were directed to obtain drinking water samples from these atolls. A check of the water samples indicated from 2 to 28 times the task force standard for full time usage. With the decision to evacuate Utirik made and the machinery set in motion to accomplish this operation, the status of Afiluk was put up for consideration, This atoll has a populetion of 401. The infinity dose was determined at less than 20 r, 4.e., less than the minimum standard used by the task force for its sampling aircraft crews. This was the — major factor in the decision not to evacuate diluk. During the afternoon of 2 March a directive was issued to execute Kwejelein KYCO Flights BAKER and CEERLIE, These flights cover al) hare shell Islenis south of Kwajelein. The flights were set up on the assume ption that the twenty thousand foot trajectory could have brought contarinstion around to the south and west and contaminated some of the C-™ southern Marshalls. The flights were executed on 3 March. No signi- ficent ground’contamination was found. An additional NYOO type flight was performed ower the Gilbert Islanis for the same reesons. No signic ficent contamination was found. On the besis of Flights ABLE, BAKER ani CHARLIE, it was deternined thet no further atolls would need to be evacuated. The effort wes there- ca PsareePRERD ” rere Oe Samal