Mr. Merril Eleercbud MR. EXSENEUD de.cribed many of the details of the operation which * a are classifies out indicated that the resulus of some of the measuresents will ex lain 3 number of anomolies noticed in he Fallout distribution. He also indicated that ‘he program has been highly successful due mostly to OPERATION ibe top staff of TYF.7 who were very devoted and gave REDWING corplete support to the program. Thee appeared to understand the purpose of the fallout studies which nad not been the experience with previous military teaffs. De, Willis &. Boss Marine aspects of project. Ked Wing were discussed by DK. BOSS. This part of the program consisted of five marine surveys before, during and after the tests. PACIFIC MARINE SURVEY PROGRAM i. The first was a resurvey of RKongelap and also Bikini and Eniwetok. Samples were taken of water Plankton and fish and also land flora and fauna. 2, This survey was the first open-sea survey within the restricted area which took place after the fifth shot. 3- (Between Jure 11 and June 21, 1956.) This survey was conducted by the George Vanderbilt Foundation of Stanford University consisting of collections made at Saipan, Leyte, Yap, Guam, and the Palaus in May, June, and August. Cthers are planned for the future until February 1957. Water is collected and the activity of plankton is measured. 4. This is tne second open-sea survey which has just teen completed. This survey proceded westward going in a zig-74g direction as far as Guim and returned to Eniwetok in the same zig-zag fashion. There is one disturbing factor in that the activity has gone so far southward near the equitorial couwter current and there is no survey in that area to find out where it is. If it goes East it will reach one of the great tuna fishing grounds for the Japaneses. At this point MS. EISENBUD described the plans for collecting water samples with the cooperation of the Navy. Foot lockers containers containing polyethylene bottles and kits for obtaining samples have been placed on every ship. If samples are required, the ships can be radioed and they could collect samples while underway at fifty~ mile intervals. It will take these samples some time to be read,