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Major Robinson
T talked to Colonel Fouse, JTF Seven, about 1150LST concerning the
possibility of returning personnel to Rongerik.
He felt that this could
“be accomplished for a short period of time (8 hours) by 12 March with the
persornel receiving only a dosage of naxinun
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allow for two rawinsonde observations during that period.
This would
These rawin-
sonda: observations are considered most valunble as a forecasting tool
by tae weather forecasters.
Lt, Colonel Bonnot, JTF Seven, also got on
the line and felt that this should be done if at all possible,
At this
tire, I believed that the people would have to come from Majuro as the
pe:-sonnel formerly at Rongerik had received too great a dosage to permit
tem to return to Rongerik at any tine. I also found that Lt Col Nugent
hed a requirement to send two people to Rongerik on 12 March té Murr on
the homer.
I then sought to combine the two requirements with one air-
lift, presumably to be made fron Kwajalein,
Talking to Col Nugent later,
I found that the airlift was planned from Eniwetok with the PEM's stationed here.
I then changed ny plens from using Majuro personnel to that
of using Eniwetok rawinsonde personnel who are under my operational con-~
trol. I also talked to Lt Col Slater, WCEP Commander, concerning the
requirement for observations from Rongerik.
He stated that any obser-
vations fron Rongerik would be extrenely inportant to hin as a basis for
his forecasts but that if it would jeopardize having more extensive observations later for other shots he woule prefer to not have them at the
present tine.
I told hin that results fron the radiation survey party
had not come in to Col House as yet ~ Col House had told ne this; however
Col House is going to let me know the results as scon as he can.
Now,
using Eniwetok personnel would save tajuro personnel for more extensive
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