,.-” shopsor laboratories that were declared“Restricted Areast!.Most of theseareaswere establishedM February, 1948,when thesevesselswere berthedat the Long BeachNaval Shipyti and were beingpreparedfor the accomplishment of their scientificmissionsas floating laboratoriesin the forwardarea. In a largersense,each of the 4 major vesselswas a Restricted Arean in itself. As requiredby J-2, Marinesentrieswere postedat the ship gangwaysfor the purposeof eheclclng arrivalsand departures. Green or blackbadge holdersand thosewhose names appeared on the permanentship ent~ listswere allowedto board or debarkfreely. All others,exceptfor shlptspersomel who were controlled~ the shiptsOfficerof the Deck,were requiredto registerthe time of their arrivalor departure. In addition,visitorswere requiredto be accompaniedat all timeswhile aboard . . shipby the personvisited. 2 On Shore. lfiththe approachofX, Y and Z test days, -o each of the zero islandswas declareda “Restricted AreaN. On 29 March,EngebiIslandwas so designated. Aomon ad Runitwere restrictedon 19 April,as well as Parry Island,the site of the firingcontrolstation. encloseda Since zero island tt~strictgd Areasll varietyof scientificand supportactivitiesspreadout u SectionII ,..- > .. .