: , , ° a DDE498:VLM: GVA: wk Hé-l] Serial: 001 5 Mor 1954 3. Women and children were billeted in the torpedo room and the men provided temporary shelter under «2 canvas tarpaulin rigsed on the Ol level between the stacks. Cots were available as seats in both locations, The after officer's hsad and washroom, a short dis- tance from the torpedo room was designated for use by the women and children, The men had the use of the after crewts head and washroom, The separation of the Marshallese was mandatory due to the limited space available in the torpedo room, A continuous 24 hour sentry watch, all petty officers, was set at both locations to insure privacy and to assist in any requests made by the Marshallese, 10, The the The Hot oll All children were provided milk shortly after de-contmination, Marshallese went through the regular mess line for meals and had same ration as the crew. The meat course was the least popular. majority of the party asked for more soup, bread and vegetables. soup was most in demand, Ice cream was the naturnl favorite of the children, 11. The contaminated clothing was washed in the ship's laundry with < strong soap solution, dried, pressed and returned within four hours after the party embarked, 12, Sleeping accommodations, although crovted, were corsidered adequate, Twelve (12) cots and two (2) stretchers were set up in the torpcdo room od the remaining deck space covered with kapok life jackets, The men slept on the fantail under the deck awning, Life jackets proved to be comfortable pallets ond are excellent insulation against warm or damp cecks, With the above arrangements each person had a sleeping space. 13, The PSM planeCommander reported that he thought he saw some people on Eniaetok Island (Rongelap Atoll). A party, including John ond Oscar DeBrum, the interpreter, landed on this island at 031245M, 4 thorough Search wes made but no Marshallese were located, The Magistrate insured ths search party thet he wos certain that there were no persons there Since a boat was not nearby, WNonitor team readings indicated an average of 3,02 Roentgens, with a maximum reading of 3,65 Roentgons, Monitor team statistics are included in enclosure (2). It was lucky that this island was not inhabite?, 14, Six (6) semplzs of water taken from wells on Rongelap have been forwarded in compliance with reference (b). wells are indicated in enclosure (3). copied s/OOE LANL J-Div. Approximate locations of