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IN LOCKING FOR A WAY WE COULD DO THE JOBS ONLY SOLUTION WE CAN
FIND IS TC LO@D THE 21 TON COUNTER IN AN Lue PLACE THE LCU
‘ABCARD AN LSDé TRANSPORT IT TO RONGELAP AND LEAVE THE LCU THERE
FOR CONARIT AND PARTY TO WORK FROM. LSD WILL BE AVAILABLE ON 77
MAY ENIWETOK TIME AND MUST BE BACK IN ENIWETGK ON 18 MAY FOR
LOALING FOR A SECOND TRIP TO JOHNSTON.

THIS TIME IS CRITICAL.

PARTY WOULD HAVE TO BE HERE AND READY TO GO ON THAT DATE. LCU
HAS SHOWERS AND REASONABLE LIVING FACILITIES FOR SHORT PERIOD
CAN BE PROVIDED.

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CERTAINLY IT APPEARS INEVITABLE THAT THE

RADIATION BACKGROUND LEVELS WILL INCREASE ON RONGELAP AND
THAT THERE WILL BE SOME CONTAMINATION OF THE INDIVIDUALS AND
EQUIPMENT INVOLVED.

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CONSIDERING THE NUMBER OF EVENTS THAT

WILL HAVE TAKEN PLACE THE TIME OF CONARD,S ARRIVAL IN THE EPG
AND THE SHOTS TO OCCUR DURING THE PERIOD OF THE SURVEYS PAST
EXPERIENCE INDICATES THE LIKELIHOOD OF AN INCREASE IN RADIATION

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