30 March 1954 MaMCRANDUL! FOR: SUBJZCT: l. Va DDS Trip to Rongelap Atoll, 26 March 1954 Reference JTF SSVEN DTG 230220Z March 1954. trip, conducted by USS NICHOL/S (DDZ 449) was to: Purpose? of subject a. each small boats belonging to Rongelap Marshallese. b. Conduct radsafe re-survey of Hongelap. ce. Collect approximately 500 pounds contaminated top soil requested by AcC Division of Biology and “edicine. d. Collect samples of sarine life and vegetation. e. Collect domestic animals remaining at Rongzlap village. 2. The undersigned acted as JTF SiVEN and TG 7.1 representative . and was responsible for execution of lb and le. Since the NICHOL,S will make @n ovaerell report, and detailed reports on ld and le will be made by the project officers concerned, the details in this report are con-~ fined to lb and lc. 3. It is noted that the scope of activities lb and ld was more limitsd than had originally bsen planned. s&s will be clear from the re- port of the NICHOLS, this was because 26 March became R-l] after ths work started. Thanks mainly to the excellent planning and management of Capt. Joseph fliot and sxecutive Oificer Cliiford Frink, much more was accom~ plished than might reasonably have been expected under these circumstances. le and lz were accomplished essentially as planned, but la had to be omitted. 4. Ths radsafe ra-survey was conducted by Mr. P.R. Schiavone of TG 7.1, TU-7, using two recently calibrated AN/PDR-39 instruments. Readings on Rongelap Island were taken during the morning and on the oth-r islands during the afternoon of 26 March. es oY Q% 7 Island me/ar Ronrzlap 40 at 0330 at standard position szstab- Bosch 50 South send fniaetok 1) lished by Scoville Survey Labard}J 200 Kabell 3 500 Et P09 %o0,a . “p a7 Wg