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SUBJECT:
1,
12 March 1954
Radiologica. Survey
Of Towwi-
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Ls Canteominited by BRAVO
A cknowle A g count .
Tho membors of th. survey tcac wich to oxpress their appreciation to
Captain, officers and mabers of tho crow of the USS NICHOLAS (DDE 449) for the.
assistanco and cooperation in conducting tio survey horcin roportcd, Captain
Elliot turned over all possible facilitics of his ship in order to assist in thc
survey.
LT Frink, th
Fxccutive Office r,
organized all the operations of the
boat partics, and 4t ms only through tis xrsonal dircction and participation
that it was pessibl: to carry out th: smi. boat survoys under cxtremly diffic
conditions, Sine: mest auf the lagoon wm’. -4 woro not navigable by a DDE, it wa
necessary to cake long doa. trips in highs sms anc land on tricky coral recfs,
That 4t was possibl: to maxo, without riship, a detailed survey of five widely
scparatced atolls in ti: ¢-irs* cf thr
oot re with aniv two boats wis largely du
to his efforts,
2.
Introduction
Tho BRAVO Shot contaminated a numor of atolls in gercrally castward
dircetion from Bikini to sich an cxrtent “hit it bucamo necessary to cvacuato th
native populations from Rongelap, ‘lingina> and Utirik Atolls and tho military
persgnnel on Rongorik Atoll,
Follewing his ovacuation CJTF SEVEN organized t!
subject detailed radiological surviy of th: itolls to the castward of Bikini
(Ref. CJTF SEVEN Enaw:tck 26010027)
7". +t. froathis survey wore required fc
the following purposi +:
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vadtarier effcete of large yiclds
In connection with this sure vy, ‘ ams from various Task Groups and Mr.
Wilds, Trust Territory Ruprescatativ.,
evacuated habitaticun,
3g twice
- furnce to tnce atclis to secure the
chi te
wict ard obtair documentary prote
graphy.
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Operatiomnal Genul.
8 Marct. -
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Survoy Goan
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