SRIVACY ACT MATERIAL REMOVES Wednesday ~ 27 January 1954 =7¥e ss” Special copter set up to Bikini Island for transported to CURTISS to observe discharge of component s. i 1230, Operation smooth; components landed at Tare 14,25, _ and party. Party Discharge completed at (TU-13) discussed evacuation plans. Discussion included present status of evacuation planning and methods of gathering information. Later discussed plans for collection of early estimate of personel evacuation. To obtain preliminary estimates on 28 January, goes to Fox, "artford to Charlie, and Cruise to Nan, arrived at 1135, delivered an operation order for island installations, and departed for Nan 1315. inspected the He asked for and received copter trensport of his bagrage from Charlie to Nan and for a jeep, Jeep #2, dispatched by M~Boat to Nan, Sunday copter special flight capability now exists on an on-call basis with? one-half hour, _ and discussed landing areas on Charlie for the Arming Party. Later "on the spot" investigation shows landings can be made on west tip of Charlie. Future tests will be mede to see if landing at the cab east of Charlie is feasible. Present feeling is that it can be done. Study by and undertaken regarding helicopter service for the barge south of Fox. Indications now are that this service will be provided initially from Tare to Fox with the copter remaining at Fox for four flights and returning to Tare for lunch and fuel. repeated after lunch. This would be The advantages of such a system are, (1) no refueling froblen, (2) initial and final flights beck to the base of operations at Tare after discharge of any passengers at Fox, (3) meximm utilization of the scheduled Orange and Vhite runs to feed passengers into Fox, (4) a minimum number of "special demand" flights since the Orange and White runs come into Fox within 10 minutes of each other. visited the CURTISS ard discussed boat and copter operations at the shot barge complex with the Operations Officer. The CURTISS will be in position off Charlie at 0800, 29 January. Copter requests will be coordinated by the OD via the Admin Net to J-~3. .. The shot barge moorings were corrienced 26 January and were 33% complete at 1000, 27 Jenuary. The work is scheduled to be completed by Noon, 26 January. A remo to all concerned concerning methods of obtaining boats through J~3 is being prepared for distribution. - “et n tow s Copter passengers for 26 January totaled 293. wes 1552. COPIED/DOE oSid~ LANL RC ser. THIS DOCEMENT CONSISTS OF&_PAGES) NO_Z__OF_2_CODIES, SERIES_4_ oxener Total load for period 18~23 January ,