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either the Honolulu Airport or at Hickam Field. In case their onward travel
is scheduled without delay, they will be entered into the MATSsystem at
Hickam Field, in which case they will proceed immediately via MATS
aircraft to the jobsite. In case there is a layover in Honolulu, they will be
provided automobile transportation to suitable quarters arranged at Hickam
Field, or to a commercial hotel in Honolulu, as necessary. In the case of
surface ship passengers, they normally will continue to live aboard for the
one or two days the ship will remain in Honolulu, and will proceed on to
Arrival at Eniwetok
Uponarrival at Eniwetok Island, all personnel are required to submit
identification cards for inspection by the Military Police, and all baggage
is inspected to insure that no prohibited articles are introduced into the
Atoll. These prohibited articles include:
Firearms
the jobsite on the sameship.
Cameras
It is highly important that our Honolulu office be notified, as far in
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advance as possible, of the arrival of individuals or groups from the United
States. This may be done by the scientific agency concerned, by Task Group
3.1, Los Alamos, or by Holmes & Narver in Los Angeles. In any event,
however, notification is sent by dispatch by the AFC representative at the
MATSterminal, Travis Field, San Francisco.
Our Honoluluoffice can be reached by mail as follows:
Mr. A. W. Hand
Radio Transmitters
Intoxicants
It is essential that all personnel register at the Camp Department Office
on Parry Island upon arrival, in order that proper records may be maintained.
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It is also emphasized that all individuals must adhere to the established
rules and regulations which have been issued by proper authority. These
have been developed after considerable experience as necessary for the safety
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operation.
Holmes & Narver, Honolulu
Conditions at Jobsite
Honolulu 67892
The weather at Eniwetok is always warm, varying from about 75° F.
at night to about 90° F. at noon. There is frequent rainfall, and the atmosphereis always inclined to be humid.
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and well-being of the individual, and for the orderly progress of the
or by teletype addressed to:
or by telephone:
The office is normally open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Mondays through
Fridays, but representatives of the office meet all groups arriving either
by aircraft or surface ship, at any hour, day or night, throughout the week.
Transportation from Honolulu to Eniwetok
The only means of air transportation from Honolulu to Eniwetok at
presentis via the MATSsystem. Planes normally leave Hickam Field in the
late evening, and arrive at Johnston Island for a fuel stop about midnight.
Thence they go to Kwajalein, arriving about 8 am. and departing about
10 a.m. for Eniwetok, where they arrive about noon. During this trip the
International Date Line is crossed, which means that a departure from
Honolulu at 9 p.m. Saturday would mean an arrival in Eniwetok at noon
on Monday.
Requirements for clothing are limited to the following:
Some type of work trousers of cither khaki or denim. (Shorts are
permissible.)
A oumber of short-sleeved, open-necked shirts.
Twopairs of field shoes.
A hat orcap.
A normal supply of personal linen.
It is necessary that each individual bring his own bath towels and face
towels. It is also desirable that individuals be equipped with swimming
trunks and gym shoes. Bedding andbedlinen are provided by the organiza-
tion at the jobsite, and none is required from the individual. A lightweight
raincoat might be found desirable.