wa. ISLAND DATE TIME MALOELAP KAVEN 6 Mar 1130 WOTHO iJURO 7. WOTHO ULIGA 6 Mar 7 er 1615 SAMPLE NO 38 AB 4 ATOLL 1200 pS J\ ‘ MR/ER & SAMPLING 1.6 orfhr, 2-villago, 2-path to beach. Well water, From catch basin, 0.8 mrf/nr, 1 by well; 2-midvillago. Woll wator (no rain in catch basin for 2 m.) 0.5 mrfhr, 4 from near Admin Bldg. Tap watcr. Pacific Microncsian Linc S.S. "ROQUE", Master: Lawrence Blanc, homo port. Guam, Icft Eboyo 0840 M on 1 March, cnteored channol to Utirik Lagoon about 1200 Ki on 2 March, and anchored in Iagoon at 1524 M on 2 March; docked at Majuro (Uliga Is.) 1630 on 7 March. Readings (mrfnr) aftor docking: 2-3 insido main dock struc. turo, 10.on open deck, .5—8.in sleeping quarters on uppor.deck, 10-30 cn rope and canvas. Prior radintion levels ernnct bo cstinatod because of rain squalls and un curtainty about when decks lnst washed, laster ms advised ‘to have.decks washed aown as goon as convenient, He was told that the activity would nct hurt anyone, but tht it was undesirable to have it arowd longer than necessar7. 8. RECOMMENDATIONS: Futuro visits to Erikub and Maloolap should not bo attompted by UF~l1 oxcopt undor conditions of groator urgency, Tho writer's prior expericnce in such oporations is very limited, but from his own observations plus tho ronmarks made by those better qualificd to judgo, it appears that a fair amow.' of risk is involvod,. , 9. Espocially notablo was the very cooperativo attitude of the Navy porsonn: at Kwajalein and tho Marshall District Administrative Officials at Majuro in supporting this mission. 1 Incl: Marshall Islands Atoll Samples collected by T. N. Whitc, 5—7 March 1954 /ef T.N. white DR. T. N. WHITE Health Division LASL