© 408036 The Acting Secretary of State presents his compliments to His Excellency the Ambassador of Japan and has the honor to acknowledge the receipt of his note of October k, 195, in which it is requested that certain information be made available in connection with the issuance of HYDROPAC 27718 of July 3, 195k, and related matters. . HYDROPAC 27748 was issued at the request of the Conmaander-in= Chief of the United States Pacific Fleet to facilitate his security responsibilities. It was intended simply and solely to warm unsuspecting fishermen from disembarking om Rongelap, Rongerik and Ailinginae atolls. fhe notice does not have anything to do with the waters surrounding the atolls; it merely refers to the residual radioactivity on the atolls. DECLA S SIFICAT ION REVIEW an ERMIN, ATION [CIRCLE NUMBE R(S} { € CATON RETAINED LASOF CATION CHANGED TO: OTA! NS NO DOE C1sPRe t OGADI NATE WITH: 5. CLASSIE CATION CANC ELUED 6. CLASSIF ED INFO BRACKETED no The notice was issued as a result of the fall-out that occurred on March 1, 1953; not because of any development occurring after that date. The Ambassador's attention is called to the statement made by Mr. Midkiff, former High Commissioner for the Trust Territory of the v y DEPARTMENT OF ENERG miZEDBY _ ie SES223| Pacific Islands, in the course of the Trusteeship Couneil discussions in July to the effect that only Rongelap atoll, especially the oO, > falleout incident. Y any evidence brought to the attention of the United States Atomic Wo data have been revealed, nor has there been c SINGLE REVIEW AU po northern section of it, was significantly affected by the March 1 Energy Commission to indicate that the waters surrounding the atolls Se) ka ‘e 5° contain any unusual amounts of radioactive contamination. | 4 ‘d ve [AL BEST COPY AVAILABLE MUTARYRESEARY &APL.