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&) CUPATDRIP 73 Digo CO” of March 1954

Encls

@) Passmcor Lists of evacuees from Rencelap and Ailircinas

GE: JTF BEVEi Disp Oia of Lareh 1954.

(2) Endiolecies? statistics reported by monitor teas, Rancelap
ax Allincime Atolls

(3) Location of witer eistems, Roncolap Telex

1, In

oxglimce with reference (8), the PHILIP cot unlarmyr fron

BUArd at
2Y4S1 on 2 March end arrived end ancharcd aff Roncelay Island
in 20 Racoon et 0750) on 8 Merci. A AIMSA (UP 29) airera®t, Noe 206,

pilcted by L052 TELS: whieh previowly bad boon dispateied fro. Prafelein
excnorel about 100 yrouis aff tiie bones of the ome island shorily before

reuricciion tith the PLUILIP, mae a therouch roconmisemice Mitt aren
tio ctellL, éiso on demise th previous ercnicg, the Carrzeirg
Offiees of the fC 1545 offered moch valutbis novicctiqn es: feared

infortien wich eas of creat help to tin PicLiP.s

2, Tas bonth perty iscluticc the Gorrmiing Officer, Gescutive OMicar,
Racicloctesl Gafets Officer oxi a tiarce stn monitoring tea: proccodad

fron ths POOLIP in @ moter winle-boat to the Fi ent picked w ir, Herim

Yi, civilion representative of the Civil Adcnictmiion Unit, lnesnlis
Tracy Territories of Pacifie Inlmsic, Gnd Gocer Deira, Marnhalles: in=
tormxotore The beach was each ac t alice &= eany close-in Jeli; vite
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3 Tx party tts mot at the bose) tthe Eocisteate ef Baxclan
Voritoring of tho islanl carenceai
vaiste On tho basis of initisl
wastin’s ib anpoared dvious that evesuation tas dofinitcly in ordare

Tin Caxizviing Oficar, 0.5.5. HLLprosoted Le, Wilds vith tic rar

eral. picture besot on monitoring infossiion, ax on being informed tonst
Caxsacylor Joint Tos: Fores SHVE: had stated that the actcal evocmtion

eu0uld bo requeste! by trast tarritary officials, Ur. Wiles was wery
epuntic recamiing the need for evarartion, fhrowh the interpreter

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