43° | 26 3 JOINT TASK FORCE SEVEN APO 187 (HOW) c/o POSTMASTER : SANPRAN CISCO, CALIFORNIA L 83/7293 410576 18 March 1954 land Atolls SUBJECT: Radiological Surveys of Several Marsha rope TO: Lootin Se ae GN Distribution Avs > 28-0263Boy Pet P42-70-207-0% Ca st/e FL ES Foller 1. Attached herewith for your information and retention are copies of radiological surveys made on certain Marshall Island Atolls, The surveys were conducted as a result of contamination deposited on the affected atolls by BRAVO Shot, Operation CASTLE, fired from a reef approximately one and one half nautical miles southwest of Nam, Bikini Atoll, BRAVO Shot time was 1845 Zebra, 28 February 1954, 2. Water and soil samples were shipped to the Health and Safety Labora- tory, New York Operations Office, Merrill Eisenbud) for analysis, FOR THE COMMANDER: c DISTRIBUTION: Atomie Energy Commission (Attention: Mr. er BEST COPY AVAILABLE | ry +, CTG 7.2 ~- Copy 31 CTG Tol, io Copy 33 CTG 7.3 - Copy 32 on 75 ~ Copy 34 CINCPAC CINGPACELT COMTERP| COMNAVSTAKWAJ DMt/AEC DEM/AEC Ch AFSWP CG FldComd(DWET) C/S USA, Exigt ~ Copy s 35 ; co! lS Brigadier General, U.S. Army Chief of Staff mt a . ~ Copy 36 cusses?o - Copy 38 _= Copy 39 ~ Copy 40 D> 04 Y-20-Ta ~- Co BY R.G. BOG ie ~- Copy 41 - Copy 42 ~ Copy 43 LASL H Div, ~ Copy 44 USS RENSHAW (DDE-499) — Copy 47 USS NICHOLAS (DDE-449) - Copy 49 A = + ~ \| H'SL, NYOO (c/o Mgr Opns) ~ Copy 45-46 USS PHILIP (DDE-4,96) - Copy 48 3 Incla: \ \ \ 2. Report on Soil and Water Sampling Mission by Maj R. D. Crea 2. Report on Soil ami Water Sampling Misaion by Dr. T. H. White, LASL FY3C 3, Rad. Survey of Domwind Atolls Gentasinated by BRAVO by Dr. Herbert Suoville u7 Peti SW.U3-SHe s gu - = rire as Ahiba-l69 JO