Jona8,Yale PRIVACY ACT MATERIAL REMQYED7, 2979 ere e. The dosimetryrecords speak for themselves. f. The drinking water was safe. records, . They are valid Enclosure 1 has no bearing on the drinking water, These measurements were made on the lagoon floor in the immediate vicinity of a shot. g. Swimming in the lagoon was perfectly safe as far as radiation levels were concerned, h. The FRC guidlines in effect at that time were followed. i. There was a flat ban on eating sealife as a precautionary measure with respect to rediation. Sealife was migratory within the lagoon, and it concentrated various isotopes. That was a good rule. The ban on coconuts on Japtan Island was primarily in erfect to keep people from stripping the trees and destroying the ecology of the island. With regards to tne adequacy of the briefincs on radiation safety provided by the Commander, _ Task Group 7.2, I cannot comment. Nor can I comment on how much attention the Army GIs paid to what they were told. j. This is impossible to answer as we have found no records that teil us the names of the individuals on Japtan during the overational period, If one assumes that all personnel on Japtan were cembers of Task Group 7.2, Task Unit 0, Org. 1, then either the unnaned individual mentioned ia peragraph 3 of this meno, or this assumption may not be valid. by _ shoved the highest exposure. As to the classification ansver civen to if that be so it vas a mistake, I know of no reason for classifying that information. k. As a generel safety rule, all individuals were mustered by a physical head count prior to firing. As to "stand on the beach, facing the shot area", perhaps for orientation, education or the like. 1. Not necessary. I don't know what CTG 7.2 may have instructed personnel to do immediately after the Fir faltout. COPIED/DOE LA NL RC m, Not necessary per FRC guidlines. n. The answer to this question must come from the DoD. o, Wt 1685, referenced above. The DUA library should have & CODY. Also, the Rad Safe. report from TG 7.5 (actually an HAN report), referenced above, C: John C. Honkins, J-DO/LASL, iS 670™&———€X R. H. Cacpbeil, J-D0/LASL, MS 670 G. L. Jacks, J-DO/N2S, MS 900 T. T. Scolnea, J-D0/i11S, KS 900 PRIVACY ACT MATERIAL REMOVED