USS NICHOLAS( DDE-449) DDE449/mw Fleet Post Office San Francisco, California From: P-22 § o.: 039 20 Mar 54 Commanding Officer To: Commmder Task Group 7.3 Subj: Radsafe Survey 8-11 March 1954 1. The Task Group 7.1 survey party and Mr. Marion Wilds, trust Territory representative, arrived Rongelep at 0745, 8 Merch and boarded NICHOLAS shortly thereafter, ‘Working parties, as indicated in Commander Joint Task Force SEVEN dispntch 060400Z, were made avnileable to Dr, Scoville's party. Dr, Scoville informed the Commanding Officer that oll reports of gamma intensitites end other scientific data would be reported only to Commander Joint Tisk Force SEVEN, He specifically requested that no other commands be made information addressee, Daily dirspatches indicating results of RadSafs survey on each atoll, originated by Dr. Scoville, wore addressed accordingly. On debvarking at “niwetok at 0630, 12 March Dr. Scoville's party tronsported all earth and water samples to Parry Island. 2. The following islands, in atolls, were visited. ‘Mr. ‘ilds necompanied working parties ashore on all ex-inhabitated islands whore native property was secured as directed by him, ae Rongelxzp Atoll; 8 and 11 Narch 1954: (1) Rongelap Island: (a) Native houses were closed up and property left in the open, thot could be ruined by wenther, was moved inside, (b) One dog and three cats were killed as possible menace to livestock. (c) One thirty foot sailing schooner was beached above high water mark and filled with sca water. ce shed nlong with scils,. Masts were unshipped and placed in (d) Two sacks of rice ond five sacks of flour were opened and placed outside as feed for pigs and chickens, (e) Buckets, pens and large clam shells were placed under eaves of houses to provide drinking water for livestock, . 2 ~~ se vy geof90 ro & OF ae 22 oe” 2 2: