ee, landed and anchored off Rongelap Telend shortly before 0730. Prior _ to landing, the EBM, in good radio communication vith the PHILIP, made 8 thorough reconnaissance flight around the atoll. “Radiation readings taken by the FEM at a 200 foot altitade over Bongelap ” Islend avereged 250 a/R,with a high reading of 400 MR/HR. |e - . 7. 4 party fron PHILIP, consisting of the Commanding Officer, the.Executive Ofsioer,the RaaSafe Officer andathree’‘man monttering. tean, “put off ina motor whaie-boat, picked uwMe. vais: and the To. Anterpreter from the PBX, and Landed on ongelap.Teland. The party ’ was net at the beach vyJoba, theMagistrateof Rongelep.." Monitoring . ._ of thefeta cas‘begun inediateiy.‘onhe,desis of the initial - aoe thie “gom mrrey it‘sapenredohytonsthat ‘evacuation,ss necessary.“Me.o . aaee ms MiLas,, when he was advised of theReaSatesituation, requested thatthe evacuation be earriea outs and renoval ef the natives was begun2 Te, "ee , = ryt! hee nae Jett, “at once."Burvey intensities recordedty,BEILIP's monitors on Bongslep a * Tetendat 1000 on 3 March averaged 1550as/hs,vith a highest,inten” oe .”* ity of 1900 ar/ur indieated..)_ neLe, fF.beck ee tees we we Oe . 8 ‘Wesavhte,about 0200 on 3 Moreh, osae srvE advised that T y - tae 7ar the’‘evacuation of Detrti Ato night be ‘neveusary, and directed thet - * aa . . : : ’ , eeteee eT oe ere’ Laat 4‘DIR be aiepatched te ‘errnatethere atwmurise on 4 March. Commenting’ Offioer, Havel Station.Kwajalein sepia arranged for the transportation of ‘the necessary civil officiel and interpreter. USS HENSHAW (DnB-499) Ti. 6-0. USS PHILIP ltr ser 001 of 5 Mar 1954 :