@ @. . ( Ce, 5 30 March 1954 MaMORANDULS FOR: CUTF SiVih SUBIZCT: 1. DDE Trip to Rongelep atoll, 26 March 1954 Reference JTF SivViN DTG 2302202 March 1954. trip, conducted by USS NICHOL S (DDS 449) was to: Purposes of subject 2, Beach small boats belonging to Rongelap Marshallese. b. Conduct radsafe re-survey of Rongclap. c. Collect approximately 500 pounds contamineted top soil re- dad. Collect samples of warine life and vegetation. ¢. Collect domestic animals remaining at Rongelap villesc. QucsSt<d by nz Division of Biology and “cdicine. 2. The undersigned acted as JTF SZVEN and TG 7.1 and was responsible for execution of*lb and le. Since mKe én overill report, and detailed reports on ld and by the project officers concerned, the details in this fined to ib and le. representative the NICHOL-S will le will be made report are con- 3. It is noted that the scops of activities lb and ld wes more limitsc than hed originally been plennced. As will be clear from the re- port of the NICHCL.S, tnis ws because 26 Larch became R-l after th. wors started, Thanks minly to the excellent planning and management of Capt. Joseph cliot and axscutive Oificer Cliiford Frink, much mors was eccom- cnlished than might reason2bly have been expected under theses circumstances. é le and le were accomplished essentially as planned, but la had to be omitted. 4. The radsafe re-survey was conducted by Mr. P.R. Schiavone of TG Tl, TU-7, using two recently calibrated AN/PDR-39 instruments. Readings on Rongelap Island were taken during the morning and on ths other islands during the aft-ernoon of 26 March. = or Island mr/hr Ronrzlap 4O at C830 at standard position sstab- Boseh 50 South end Eniastok 90 lished by Scoville Survey Labardj 200 Kabslle 500 PNOLOSURE (5) . ;