person throughout the off-site area saw at least one film and listened to This was accomplished through civic at least one discussion by monitors, clubs, schools and PTA and other groups." According to the AEC, one person in a town which had been shown the AEC movie “Atomic Energy," attended by sixty persons, had remarked,"“There must be some fine people at the test site, since they were taking such precautions even in a small place like Goldfield," Several thousand miles to the west of Goldfield, Nevada, was the Pacific Proving Grounds (PPG). What information that has been made available to the Committee indicates that there was no public relations policy for the Marshallese. There were no monitors living in the villages, attending PTA meetings and church services, or showing movies about Atomic Energy to the people. There were, however, emergency instructions to be followed in case of fallout contaminating the islands. It is reproduced here because of its relatively short length. “RADIOACTIVE FALLOUT AND ITS EFFECTS ON MAN “RADSAFE EMERGENCY "1. 475 INSTRUCTIONS FOR POPULATED ISLANDS The commander, JTF-7, has designated a representative for each off-site location outside the PPG. For the populated islands near the PPG, the representative is responsible for the radiological safety of the local population and the members of the task force, "2, The representative of the task force commander is provided guidance as follows: The Marshallese magistrate and irou if on hand and the (a) Marshallese health aid and council on each atoll or island should he assured that every precaution has been taken to prevent exposure of the natives to radiation hazards resulting from fallout. The representative will consult with the local magistrate to (b) insure that a method exists whereby all residents of an atoll may be summoned to a central location and evacuated by air or water transportation A fallout emergency will be determined by if a fallout emergency exists. the commander, JTF-7; however, the local representative will assume that a fallout emergency exists at such time as radiological survey instruments, when held at a position 3 feet above the ground, indicate a rate of lr./hr. Should evacuation by air be necessary, baggage will be limited (c) Whether to that which each individual can carry or approximately 50 pounds. A evacuated. be will animals no air, or sea evacuation is achieved by to possible as soon as made be should behind left tabulation of animals 135