ay a _: PRE-ERAVO ‘EVACUATION - de aL. personnel, except for the members of a amall firing party, were evacuated from Bildini Agel prior‘to thedetonation of ~ BRAVO.During: the forty-eight hours preceding shot aay some fourtech hundred persons |departed the island camps: andwere shuttled by Lal, LOU and helicopter|to ships inthe ‘Lagsca, Prior to the: personnel . raw! Doe ‘neER Wee aS enbarkation al valuable material at‘the small camps ‘and work,sites.” “als - nearer the shot island had been shitted toRainn and Enya for.safe~~ keeping. The Jimount ofmterial a ‘the atoll was too great to pernit its ‘temporary evacuation for a, shots stowage on the two southern fs : lands was considered 0, ive adequate:renoval to protect it from heat, neee blast and water wave action, withthe chance of any significant con tamination unlikely. Snail craftthat‘éould notbe‘accomodatedon: Be 77: board, BELLE “GROVE, weretibored or dichared ‘ta dese.‘water:‘dnthelee of; ae he Laas: oo s. wre, = geet r “6 Baya. ‘the LOUs were!"anchor ed with the analier“crafts“As an’ sapertn ES = asaTe TekaD Se ment one,named Lou“had ‘been taken. to. sea in theBRAVO ‘rehearsal.“Since eseye es “NpMG Unie’ RY 25 > we2a POR. its perfoinance ina noderatelyroughsenwas fot.‘ati stactory, at shad5x been decided to anchoraul Lousin the Legopa tor,the shot (as there was° no indication’ the,sea would sot still be rough). 1B insure. the safety of personnel their renovall to a greater di stance was 1 advisable. This could be accomplished only by their movement aboard ship, and the subsequent movement of the ships to a safe distance at sea, The small fir- ing party remained ashore for the shot, sheltered in the especially constructed bunker on Enyu from which the actual detonation of the 102 ST