ISLAND DATE TIME MALOELAP KAVEN 6Mar 1130 WOTHO WOTHO 6 Mar 1615 SAMPLE NO $8 6p & ATOLL MRAIR & SAMPLING 1.8 orfhr, 2-villago, 2-path to beach. Well wator, From catch basin. 0.8 mrfnr, 1 by well; 2-midvillage. Woll water (no rain in catch AJURO 7. ULIGA 7 Mar 1200 B < basin for 2 mo.) 0.5 orfpr, 4 from near Admin Bldg. Tap watcr. Pacific Microncsian Linc S.S. "ROQUE", Mastcr: Lawrenec Blanc, home port. Guam, left Ebeyo 0840 M on 1 March, cntored channel to Utirik Lagoon about 1200 ki on 2 March, and anchored in Lagoon at 1524 M on 2 March; docked at Majuro (Uliga Is.) 16304 on 7 March. Readings (mrf/hr) aftor docking: 2-3 inside min dock struc turo, 10.on open deck, 5-8. in. sleeping quarters on upper.dcck, 10-30 on rope and canvas. Prior radintion levels cannot bo estimated because of rain squalls and = evstainty about when decks lnst washed, laster ms advised ‘to have.decks washed down as soon as convenient. He was told that the activity would nct hurt-anyonc, but th-t Jt was undesirable to have it around longer than necessary. 8. RECOMMENDATIONS: Futuro visits to Erikub and Maloolap shouldnot be attompted by UF-1 oxcopt undor conditions of groator urgeney, Tho writer's prior expericnce in such oporations is very limited, but from his own obscrvations plus tho romarks made by those better qualificd to judgo, it appears that a fair amou.' of risk is involved. 9. Espocially notablo was the very cooperative attitude of the Navy porsonnc at Kwajalein and tho Marshall District Administrative Officials at Majuro in supporting this mission. L Incl: Marshall Islands Atoll Samples collected by T. N. White, 5~7 March 1954 /sf T. N. White DR. T. N. WHITE Hoalth Division Lash