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HEADQUARTERS
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APO 187 (HOW), c/o Postmaster
San Francisco, California

MEMORANDUM FOR RECORD
SUBJECT:

1 May 1954

Black and White Contact Prints Relative to Surveys, Evacuation
and Care of Rongelap and Utirik Natives(Prints distributed to

following only: C/S, USA (ExAgt), DMA (AEC), DBM (AEC) HICOM=

TERPACIS, CINCPAC, CINCPACFLT, ChaFSUP, COMNAVSTAKWAT
PHOTO NO,
1

DATE TAKEN
4 Mar 54

LOCATION
Utirik

CAPTION
Trust Territory Representative and

Interpreter arriving Utirik from Kwajar

lein to meet USS RENSHAW,
2

4 Mar 54

Utirik

RENSHAW receiving Utirik natives.

3

4 Mar 54

Utirik

Utirik natives on deck of RENSHAW,

4

4 Mar 54

Utirik

Similar

5

4 Mar 54

Utirik

Utirik Natives in whale boat.

7

4 Mar 54

Utirik

Feeding Utirik natives on RENSHAW,

8

4 Mar 54

Utirik

Utirik natives eating on deck of
RENSHAW,

li

5 Mar 54

Kwajalein

RENSHAW arriving Kwajalein,

12

5 Mar 54

Kwajalein

Utirik natives being transrorted to
compound.

22-1012

11 Mar 54

Rongelap

Wha2o boat coming onto Rongelap,

22-1013

11 Mar 54

Rongelap
.

Navy work party preparing gear to pull
native boat onto beach.

22-1014

11 Mar 54

Rongelap

Native huts on Rongelap Island.

22-1015

ll Mar 54

Rongelap

Navy men pulling native boat onto beach.

221016

11 Mar 54

Rongelap

Similar, different angle,

22-1018

11 Mar 54

Rongelap

Whaleboat coming alongside USS NICHOLAS.

22-1019

11 Mar 54,

Rongelap

Crew of NICHOLAS preparing to hoist
whaleboat aboard,

22-1020

10 Mar 54

Sifo Island Navy men taking native hut apart.

22-1021

10 Mar 54

Sifo Island Mr, Strope taking sand sample from Sifo
Island for radiation tests,

22-1022

10 Mar 54.

Sifo Island Men preparing native equipnent for prce=

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