; ATOLL ISLAND DATE TINE SAMPLE NO MALOELAP KAVEN 6 Mor 1130 S87 WOTHO WOTHO MAJURO 7. _ ULIGA cE comapenerinaa © one 6 Mar 7 Var 1615 1200 4 MR/AHR & SAMPLING 1.8 o/hr, 2-villago, 2-path W12 W13 to beach. Well. wator. From catch basin, ss 0.8 mr/hr, 1 by well; 2-mid- WwW Well water (no rain in catch S9 0.5 mr/hr, & from near Admin W10 Tap watcr. villago. basin for 2 mo.) Bldg. Pacific Microncsian Line S.S. "ROQUE", Master: Lawrence Blanc, home port, Guam, lcft Eboye 0840 M on 1 March, cntered channel to Utirik Lagoon about 1200 kL on 2 March, and anchored in Iagoon at 1524 M on 2 March; docked at ifajuro (Uliga Is.) 1630 om 7 March. Readings (mrfhr) after docking: 2-3 insido min dock struc ture, 10 on open deck, 5-8.in sleeping quarters on upper.dcek, 10-30 cn rope and canvas, Prior racintion levels exnnct be estimatod because of rain squalls and w: certainty about when decks last washed, Lester wis advised ‘to have.decks washed aown as soon as cenvenicnt. He was told that the activity would nct hurt anyorc, but tht 4t was undesirable to have it around longer than necessar;. 8, RECOMMENDATIONS: Futuro visits to Erikub and Maloclap should not bo attempted by UF~l oxccpt undcr ecenditions of greater urgency. The writer's prior oxpericnee in such operations is vary Umited, but from his own observations plus the rcmarks made by those better qualificd to judge, it appoars that a fair amount of risk is involvod, 9. Especially notable was the very cooperative attitude of the Navy personn:. at Kwajalein and the Marshall District Administrative Officials at Majuro in supporting this mission, 1 Inel: Varshall Islands /;toll Semples collcetcd by T. N. Mite, 5-7 March 1954 COPIED/DO LANL RC , E /s/ T. N. White DR. T. N. SHITE Health Divisian LASL