wa From: USS NICHOLAS(DD5-449) DDE342/mw San Framcisco, Coliforni« Sor: 029 20 Mar 54 Fleet Post Office P22 Commending Officer Tes Comzmder Task Group 7,3 Subj: Kadscfe Survey 8-11 March 1954 1. The Task Group 7.1 survey party and Ur, tisrion Vilds, trust Territory representative, arrived Ronzelep et 0745>, 8 Merch and boarded NICHOLAS shortly there-fter, ‘“Jorking parties, as indiented in Commander Joint Task Force SiVEr disprtech 060400Z, were mado availeble to Or, Scoville's party. Dr. Scoville informed the Commondine Officer that cll reports of gamma intensitites «and other scientific data would be reported only to Command Joint Trask Force SiVD. He specifically requested th-t no other command be made informetion addressee. Decily dispstches indicating results of RadSef: survey on each rtoll, ori,;inated by Dr, Scoville, were addressed accordingly. On debarking at Sniwetok at 0€30, 12 Merch Dr. Scoville'ts party trmsported oll earth wad weter samples to Parrv Island. 2. x : : The followins islands, ° * . . in stolls, were visited, we (Tir, v2 + /ilds sccomprnivd working parties ashore or all ex-inh~oitated islands where native property wos secured as directcd by him. ae Roncelep atoll; 8 and 11] linrch 125-4: (1) Rongelep Island: (2) Native houses were closed up od property left in the open, thet could be ruined by wecther, was moved inside, (b) One dog and three cats were killed as possible mencce to livestock, (c) One thirty foot sailing schooner was benched above high Masts were umshipped and placed in (d) Two sacks of rice end five sacks of flour were opened and wate romork and filled with sea water. e sh ed nlong with scils, pleeed outside as feed for pigs and chickens, (e) Buckets, poms and large clwn shells were placed undor ecves of houses to provide drinking water for livestock. Conte Lan (Ook + Diy que S