7 we padcieblenhehe aaGitnetanee 2Sledadn enti ot . ney 8edefe ite defe Peee te eee 2 Peli tr ak bn ° é during the interview and he stated that he fell the interchange of questions and answers went well and that no iajor controversies could result from a review of the film. f The Associate Producer of the program was Hrs. Leslie Cockburn. She asked me if she could contact me again when 1 reLurned to Nev York, to discuss the program in moxe depth, She stated that she had previously had several Jong conversations with Dr. Conard. - ILL. We had informed me of some of those wrectings. Ship Performance —- Ga September 21, the ship sailed from Kwajalecia with a full complement of woedical party persounel. Fvery berth on the ship was occupied and one Marshallese translater was sleeping on a wattress in one of the examining rooas. We deft the dock at 1300 and were steaming north Sor Roagetap vhen ve were erdered to reverse course and returm to Meck Tstaud aud to remain there until released for Surther steaming, an incoming missile. Apparently the ship at that Line was in the dimpact zone of The ship therefore steancd back to Meck Island, arriving at 2200 and held in that position until 0200 when ve were cleared and resured our trip to Rongelap, On checking with Keith Coberley, indicated that he had very carefully checked with the master of the vessel, he range control on the day of our departure aud had indicated our 1900 D.R. position. a safeposttion and we could continue without difficulty. He was teld that this was Our 1900 position on the day of departure was actually furthernorth than we had originally predicted and we should have therefore been vell clear of the danger area. Upon returning to Kwajalein, T immediately contacted range control and discovered that the mistake had been made by ranse control and not the ship or the captain. entirely corseet in all of his procedures. V2 hours Jate in reaching Rongelap. moderate seas and because We was The result, however, was that we were During this period of time the ship was in of dts reund holtom configuration and its tendency to roll and pitch excessively, practically every member of the medical party was