ENCLOSURE 4 CLOSEOUT MEETING AT RONGELAP - SEPT. 23ra* 1400 RONGELAP TIME Work has gone well and all complete in the South. Ship moved north last night, now off Meller. be near Naen. Tomorrow will Expect the ship to leave Monday for Utirik. Work has gone very well and we appreciate all the help. We have left money with the Magistrate to pay the owners for foods we have teken as samples and also to pay the men who helped with the collection. Yesterday we sent packages of food by helicopter. This food is a gift from the survey party and is meant to say thank you for your help and for permitting us to be here. As said earlier, most of the survey results will come aft. lab work. However, we have the radiation information from the helicopters for most islands and ian give you that infor- mation now. This island - Rongelap - is entirely satisfactory for a residence island. There is no more radiation here than there is in many places in the U.S, - in my home for example. Radiation levels on Enewetak and on Mellu and on all of the small islands in between - between here and Mellu - are very low also. We have no reason to suggest any restrictions on those islands. To the west of here - as far as Burokku - radiation levels are very low also. thistime. — No restrictions are needed on those islands at CS | In the north it is allright to visit the islands, but we recommend that you not gather food from the Northern islands at least until we can complete the laboratory work. This is the last time we will visit you before the ship leaves for Utirik. After Utirik Taka and Bikar, we will visit Rongerik. If any of the owners of Rongerik have any advice or questions for us we would like to hear them now. In October we expect to visit Ailinginae, of Ailinginae have questions? Do any of the owners