CR 5516 HEADQUARTERS, JOINT TASK FORCE SEVEN - INCOMING MESSAGE 19/11092/JP TOR ‘AC--PARAPHRASE NOT REQUIRED EXCEPT PRIOR TO ROUTINE CATEGORY B ENCRYPTION--PHYSICALLY REMOVE ALL INTERNAL REFERENCES BY DATE-TIME GROUP PRIOR TO DECLASSIFICATION-NO UNCLASSIFIED REFERENCE DIG 1902042 {fF THE DATE-TIME GROUP IS QUOTED FROM CINCPAC INFO CJTF 7 ENIWETOK READDRESSED: FROM TOKYO TO DTD 17 JULY 10 AM. STATE 110 INFO CINCPAC 32 (CINCPAC FOR POLAD) COMUS JAPAN "GNO NOT ADEE PASS BY CNO 1719052 2 MARITIME SAFETY. BOARD SHIPS NOW ENGAGED IN PACIFIC SURVEY PROJECTS IN CONNECTION IGY HAVE REPORT=D HIGH LEVELS OF RADIOACTIVITY IN VICINITY OF TROK. SHIPS HAVE INFORMED MSB OF 19,000 COUNT PER MINUTE OR SCINTILLATION SEA WATER RADIOACTIVITY OF 247 COUNTS PER LITER riR MINUTE. ee COUNTER, RAIN RADIOACTIVITY OF UP TO 100,000 COUNTS PER LITER AND VER- NACULAR PRESS HAS GIVEN FAIRLY EXTENSIVE BACK PAGE PLAY TO THESE REPORTS. MSB OFFICIALS TOLD NAVAL ATTACHE THAT CREWS ON BOTH SHIPS ARE VERY WORRIED ABOUT RADIOACTIVITY. MSB, THOUGH FOT TOO CONCERNED ABOUT REPORTED LEVELS OF RADIOACTIVITY, EAS DIVERTED BO"E SHIPS TO RAB&AUL FOR FRESH WATER DECONTAMINATION, MACARTHUR" COG: INFO: LOG NR: NOTE: SIGNED DOE ARC@77=S REF 171905Z NOT IDENTIFIED. J-3 COMD, J_4 8762 TOR: 20/1930M JUL 58 CONFIGENTIAL DTG: 1902042Z/rdd