76552 TASK GROUP 7.4 PROVISIONAL APO 187, C/O POSTMASTER SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA,. sue SUBJECT: “3 Fe) Island Evacuation . B-2 Actess Ve. AFUE —~ 7 LocationT2 Ch Lib TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: FokiceTheEnpaeci«_ Declassified pop Dik 5200.10 MAC- APA AmerBe vr During the week of 15 February to 18 February 1954, I was asked by wsy Lt McDaniel, Deputy Commander for WREP, what provisions should be made for Rad Safe services to the people on the various weather islands. I was un= able to give him a positive answer, and told him I would have to make further inquiries, Colonel Houghton suggested I call Colonel House who would be able to give me JTF 7's opinion, . During telephone conversation with Colonel House on about 19 February, he said that nothing need be done about any of the islands except Rongerik, and that in his opinion, adequate dosimetry measures would be taken on Rongerik, if half a dozen or so film badges were exposed during each shot and for the day after the shot. He suggested that these badges be exposed in the living and working areas, and on one man in each representative group of individuals. OA. dividuals in each detachment use the instrument on shot and subsequent days Gu y roWA ere (se OD a2 8/6/26 / 0/3 be in place on each of the islands as organizational equipment and that in- i*6 REVIEW RITY OF DOE/OG BY AUTH CLASSIFICATION CANCELLED He also suggested that a T=-1B or similiar survey instrument to check for fall out. I did not comply with the latter suggestion for three (3) reasons: 1. There are not enough survey instruments in our organization that we could spare four on a loan basis for-any but urgent needs, and I did not consider this an urgent need. 2, If instruments had been available, my work~load would not have permitted me to make a trip to each of islands to train individuals in the proper use and maintenance of survey instruments. Declassified OD DIR 5200.18 Declasstfied DOD DIR 5200.10 # e7