Due to the frequent number of flights required by Project 5.3, this project was inconvenienced considerably by the above comitions. After obtaining permission foom CJTF 132 and CINCPAC to use Midway, Guam, Wake, and Hawaii, project personnel were authorized to make direct arrangements for housing and subsistence with the authorities on the islands, and to arrange for MATS or commercial air transportation from Hickam. VII. A. SHOT PHASE EVACUATION Mike Shot | | Preparation for Mike Shot was made more difficult by the necessity of evacuating all personnel from Fniwetok Atoll, the latter course of action being dictated, in the interests of safety, by the large expected energy release of the Mike device, Although early planning for the evacuation of Eniwetok Atoll dates back prior to the evacuation conferences held at Los Alamos on 1@ June 1952, there were many details which of necessity were not completed until just a few days prior to the shot. On 20 September a preliminary meeting on evacuation was held by Headquarters, JIF 132 with representatives of all Task Groups present, The purpose of this meting was to estatlish a working committee to study and prepare evacuation plans for the orderly COPIED LANL RoE eae ~ la -