pr Moyes AV par &. tp RQaToees BRATS toad eyfer mu Mc Pee : vom gab FSTTP les Mot edt be e HEADQUARTERS TASK GROUP TVehy PROVISIONAL APO 187, c/o Postmster San Francisco, California TGs 18 March 1954 SUBJECT: Official AEC Announcement Regarding Operations at the Pacific Proving Ground TO; All Personnel thats 1, An official announcement was mde by the ABC on 11 March 1954 "During the course of routine atomie tests in the Marshall Islands, 28 US Personnel and 236 Residents were transported from neighboring atolls to Kwajalein Island according to plan as-a precautionary measure. activity. These individuals were unexpectedly exposed to some radioThere were no burns, All are reported well. After completion of the atomic tests, they will be returned to their homes," 2. No information beyond the content of the official AEC Announcement is to be made public by statements, letters, interviews or conver- sations. The provisions of Security Memorandum Number 2, Headquarters Joint Task Force SEVEN, dated 11 February 1954 remiin in effect in regard to all other information, when they are mde, Future public statements will be distributed BY ORDER OF THE COMMANDER, TAB NO. 28 /%3 /85.