30 March 1954 MEMORANDUM FOR: SUBJZCT: l. ° Vs DD Trip to Rongelaep Atoll, 26 March 1954 Reference JTF SSVEN DTG 230220Z March 1954. trip, conducted by USS NICHOL/$ (DDZ 449) was to: Purpose of subject a. Beach small boats belonging to Rongelap Marshallese. b. Conduct radsafe re-survey of Rongelap. c. Collect approximately 500 pounds contaminated top soil reQuested by acC Division of Biology and “edicine. d. Collect samples of warine lif2 and vegetation. e. Collect domestic animals remaining at Rongzlap village. 2. The undersigned acted as JTF SEVEN and TG 7.1 representative and was responsible for 2xecution of lb and le. Since the NICHOL.S will- makes @n overzll report, and detailed reports on ld and le will be made by the project officers concerned, the details in this report are con- fined to 1b and lc. - , 3. It is noted that the scope of activities lb and ld was more limitsd than had originally bsen planned, s&s will be clear from the re- port of the NICHOLS, this was because 26 March became R-1l after ths work started. Thanks miinly to the excellent planning and management of Capt. Joseph Zliot and dxecutive Oificer Cliiford Frink, much more was eccomplished than might reasonably have been expscted under these circumstances. lc and le were accomplished essentially as planned, but la had to be omitted. 4. The radsaf2 re-survey was conducted by Mr. P.R. Schiavone of TG 7.1, TU-7, using two recently calibrated AN/PDR-39 instruments. Readings on Rongelap Island were taken during the morning and on the oth-r islands during the aft-ernoon of 26 March. 70eng ap Island mr/hr Ronrezlap 40 at 0830 at standard position estab- Boszh 50 South <nd eniaetok Labardj Kabelle lished by Scoville Survey gO 200 29,2Oy"i a, 2