ae - a lo | ow Ent y WNRC OBE Ban RG 374 Derensp No Location wo, —— ——— Access No. SAISAYBot'#. Feiler MATIVES (95... a many Q APR 195 OV e F70.05 SUBSET: Tr eture ef [nb bitaste ef homgela: sac Miirit 4. thely Aone Atolls Commander ix Chlef, Paecifle 0/0 Fleet Post Orfioce San Francisco: ‘“allfornia hatarde involved in the CA°CPLE tests and aprropriate precautions red to tewsre safely af trhaditc.ted islands within thes purview ef the Command, ether than Joint Task Porce SEVEN. Prior to the Siret detenstion ef Ovoraticas CABTLE it was Bot anticipated that evsenaticn of any ato}] sould be required. Feea 16 breaze know Chat Rongelap anc Utirik bal besome padislegically eon- hhog g-f 3. kn socordasce with CZEOPAC Seoret istter, seria) GO24, dated 13 danwary 1954, it is ths responsibility ef GiTY 7 te advise OTECrAC ef epectal Cem inated, tine did not persit notifiestien ef CTECPAD anf empleyaent ef CiucPat forces for the evecustion. Comaancer Joint “nad Force SISTER, having the only available mean: for en imediate evecentica, atcompliche* the stagaation with task foree shics amé delivered tae innabitents« to Bava) Strtlon Kwajalein. Minee the eveonetion the Commande, Baval Ste'ion Fwajelein has furnished Rousing, wadsi stence enf medi¢a: sare for thene pereannel CJ7? 7 Boe rendered all pos- adie anal ctence. ’ rr _ ALITHORITY OF DOR OC BY DLASSIFICATION CANCELLED+ epi RB %t de aemumed by CTF 7 thet CIbC's” will aseme responsibility fer the reture sf the inbabditents ef these atolls to their noses vhen omeh action decones yessiblie. ‘rior to thair retura, certzin acti me will be reqsired te insure that their norma) way of iife can de remaeé. fa rianning oooh ectian, the BEST COPY AS WLABLE Tellowing factors should be oumsettersd: ee IUnkeditants ef theses two abolie cannot be returned te trtels homes enti Greration CASTLE ic concluded, The Utirir inhaditants, as far as raciclogical and hea'th esnditions cre concerned, econ be roturned imedigtely after ery possible danger from the last “AST. detonation is passed, The (ahaditants ef Rongeia will require furtuer medical obeervetion an¢ the af9)) will require further gorvey before a sefinite date af rot +h gaz bea determined. » Livestock and rereonal property ruch es comra, rics, flower, ets., whigh Ras been Cauzacel or destroyed should de rerlaced. It fe possible that , arrangements cam be ance to Aave this sf0om ii aned By HICOMTER?ACTS, Some ef the guimals of both atolis Ave Beem semi te ladoraterics in the 0.8, for scies- tific study. [s wil provabtly de necensury to destroy livestog? ramaiaing on NU DOE CLASS. INFO, .., DINATE ‘ cal / 5} -< é