qn ( “ HOLMES & NAKVER, iNC. Engineers - Constructors € _ Revised in accordance oooneawith TWX, DTG M2221192, from Neas to Hardisor: TO: A. C. Jones” FROM: and Coe, JOB: J. S. Coe RE? c Reconnaissance Survey and Conference at Rongelap Atoll. 18 Jul 1956 408005 At 1615 hours, 9 July 1956, the following named personnel departed Parry Island via LST-618 for Rongelap Atoll, arriving at 0130 hours, 11 July 1956. Pile Project | é Ergin cering FOLDER Vive y. BOX No. 22.2'3F oc - COLLECTION 242 67 A /Ofé ions Off; ve REPOSITORY Nevada Coerat DATE: Axtell, Fred A. Bumgarner, Leonard A. Chief of Party Instrumentman Coe, Joseph S. Davis, Gwilym W. Jr. Edelman, George A. Frowiss, Frank J. Engineer (In charge of party) Chavez, Leo L. Johnson, Walter EH. Lara, Gary 5. Oakes, Leonidas H. Sanford, Stanley E. Simpson, Clarence A. Henderson, Raymond K, Matz, George Je-- Perry, Jeptha H. Chainman Chaimnan Photographer Chaimsan Ass't Engineer Instrumentman Chief of Party Chainman Chainman Oper. Amph. Truck ‘Oper. Amph. Truck Rad=Safe Electronic Tech. The purpose of the trip was to confer with a group of the Rongelap people and establish the proposed buildings in the correct location, and also to tie all proposed buildings to base lines to furnish all information necessary to draw up plot plans of the three village areas on Aneaetok, Rongelap, and Jabwaan Islands. At 1330 hours, 11 July 1956, the seaplane arrived with the following personnel: Rongelap Liason Officer Byron Bender John (Magistrate) (Scribe) (Dentist) (Health Aide) (Council Member) Hainrig Jitong Jabwe Jibelik The writer took the entire party ashore at Aneatok and all building requirements as set forth later in this report were staked out and tied into the base line. Party returned to ship at 1830 hours. Later that evening the LST steamed north and anchored out from Melin and Gabelle Islands. At 0630 hours on 12 July 1956 the party went ashore on Gabelle Island and located a cistern, which is required for working parties. Shallow water for 1500 to 2000 feet out from this island will make it necessary to use a DUKW equipped with a mono rail for the proposed cistern construction. BEST COPY AVAILABLE as