SUBJECT: island ; Evacuation TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: During the week of 15 February to 18 February 1954, I was asked by Lt McDaniel, Deputy Commander for WREP, what provisions shold be mde for Rad Safe services to the people on the various weather islands. I was un~ able to give him a positive answer, and told him I would have to make further inquiries, Colonel Houghton suggested I call Colonel House who would be able to give me JTF 7's opinion, During telephone conversation with Colonel House on about 19 February, he said that nothing need be done about any of the islands except Rongerik, = - and that in his opinion, adequate dosimetry measures would be taken on . Rongerik, if half a dozen cr so film badges were exposed during each shot =a and for the day after the shot. 6 He suggested that these badges be exposed in the living and working areas, andom.one man in each representative group . of individuals. He also suggested that a T-1B or similiar survey instrument be in place on each of the islands as organizational equipment and that individuals in each detachment use the instrument on shot and subsequent days to check for fall out, I did not comply with the latter suggestion for three (3) reasons: 1, There are not enough survey instruments in our organization that we could Spare four on aloan basis for any but urgent needs, ard 1 did not consider this an urgent need. 2, If instruments had been available, my work-load would not have permitted me to make a trip to each of islands to train individuals in the proper use and maintenance of survey instruments, 33 4? 7