enenee 24 Weather Reporting Element Supply Officer, who then made sure that the other locations were given a full supply. Majuro was purposely shorted, sinco it-was known that a usable landing stfip existed thore. tte Pele me The Commander, Weathor Reporting Element, requested a team of Supply Inspectors to inspect and close out weather island UPREALS. The request was forwarded to Task Group 7044h Personnel wore roquested to preparo ocean manifests on cquipmont and supplics being shipped from the weather islands to the ZI. This request was forwarded to Task Group 7.487 The Roll-Up Plan for tho woathcor islends was completed on 13 March, approved by this headquarters, and forwarded to TG 7.447 a On 13 March a lettor was received from the Weathor Reporting Element requesting a monitor to survey the property remaining at Rongerik to 7 ostablish the degree of radioactive contamination, forwarded to 1 7.4, This request was The forwarding indorsement also requested infor- mition concerning procedures for processing claims for clothing and personal effects which became radioactive when personnel were evacuated, This information was received from TG 7.4 and forwarded to Weather Reporting Flenent“4 MAINTENANCE Aircraft maintenance activity of the Weather Reconnaissanco Element worked.around the clock during the month of March, Eleven engine changes were made, along with routine maintenance and inspections, which permitted 41. WREP Ltr Subj "Insp of UPREALS", dtd 9 Mar 54 (TAB #35) 42, WREP Ltr Subj "Pers 2o Prep Ocean Manifest", dtd 9 Mar 54 (TAB #36) 43. 3rd and 4th Inds to B/L, TAB #77 of TSUP History for February 1954 44. WREP Ltr Subj "Condemnation of Radioactive Material", dtd 13 Mar 54 (TAB #37) (TAB #38) fe ly