4 S _} Wa, USS FiNSHAW (DDE-499) #Flect Post Office San Francisco, California In Reply Refer to DDEL99/LHA: rec Ag Serial: 038 18 March 1954 From: Commanding Officer, U.S.S,. RENSHAW (DDE-499) To: Commander Task Group S£VEN POINT THREE Subj: Report of tvacuation of Natives, Utirik Atoll, 4 March 1954 Ref: (a) CTG 7.3 conf disp 0312202 (b) CTG 7.3 conf disp 0320402 Encl: (1) 1. Informal iiarrative of Evacuation of Utirik Island Natives In accordance with reference (b), enclosure (1) is submitted herewith. 2. <A limited number of photographs were taken of some phases of the evacuation by the ship's official photographer. These are not being processed and it is later planned to submit prints as a supplement to this report. 3, The four drinking water samples mentioned in enclosure (1) as obtained from the regular living area, Utirik, were delivered to CJTF 7 on 8 harch 1954 via Major n. D. Crea, USa, Staff CJTF 7. Copy to: CTU 7.3.1 ¢ CEjaieneinlReennaanE coved! ow. LAN ZNCLOSURE (2) s L. H. ALFORD Enclosure (2) <oudenemiaittntiintteses to CTG 7.3 ltr Serial 0691 Y Ss”