yn wt ‘ciel ie ‘ on F , at Ve fixed up a fine supper for them of boiled fish and rice with tomatoes and lima beens mixed in. By this time they hed gotten used to their sur roundings, had recovered their composure and their appetites. They really stowed away the chow. This wes followed by ice cream and cookies, hvavily sweetened grape ade and some bright colored hard cendy we had left over from last Christmas. The men were given cigarettes and all seemed contentcd and happy. Finally, we showed them 2 movie and there wes not the slightest reaction of any kind from any of them the whcle time. It should be remembered that most of these netives had never been off the atoll ind es far as is known had never séen 2 movie. The night was passed without incident and they seemed to rest well on their straw mats. The weather continued good and since we were proceeding downwind at a speed of only 11 knots there wes prectically no motion of tne Ship. Next moming they ate and seemed to enjoy a big breakfast of hot cakes, bacon, bread and jam. after considerable rubber necking 2s we entered Kwajalein harbor and during the process of mooring to the pier, the natives were disembarked at abcut 050900 to waiting buses in custody of ComvavStaKkwaj. as they went over the’ side one could not help but observe and admire the innate dignity of these simple human beings and their naive but forthright and optimistic attitude towerds life, These seemed to be expressed in a conversation with the native chief through the interpreter. The chief was asked what they had seen and he replied with gestures indicating a large explosion. He was then esked what they thought of it and his reply was not the negative one as might be expected thet the world w2s coming to an end, but, "The world, we think she etart over again," Qo TAN. DW. apied/DOE 7 ENCLOSURS (1) < ¢ .