| i af ee PAGE 6 RHWNEAA 0008 UNCLAS////EYES ONLY//// TO ONA, WITH THE HOPED-FOR RESULT. SURELY ROGER HAD NO INTENTION OF BYPASSING ME OR YOU, OR THE DIRECTOR OF ONA OR ANYONE IN THE CHAIN OF COMMAND AT MCCLELLAN, IN SEEKING TO LEARN IN ADVANCE, AS A GOOD STAFF OFFICER SHOULD, WHAT WAS LIKELY TO BE THE REACTION TO A REQUEST HE ASKED HIS BOSS TO SIGN. THE THIRD MATTER, | UNDERSTAND, HAS TO DO WITH THE SO-CALLED PULLOUT OF ENIWETOK AT THE TIME OF TYPHOON OLGA. THE TOTAL EVACUATION OF ENIWETOK ON OCT. 23 WAS DIRECTED BY CG, SAMTEC IN LIGHT OF A PREDICTION THAT THE TYPHOON WOULD DO SEVERE DAMAGE TO THE ATOLL. 1 ASSUME THAT THAT EVACUATION 1S NOT IN QUESTION, THE RETURN TO ENIWETOK 36 HOURS LATER WAS INTENDED AS A RECONNAISANCE 1N FORCE TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE SURVEY PROGRAM COULD BE RESUMED. BY NOW YOU HAVE SEEN RAY’S TELETYPE REPORT TO ME ON THAT SUBJECT AND HAVE PERHAPS HEARD HIS ACCOUNT OF IT ON TAPE. THE DEPARTURE OF ALL AEC AND DNA PERSONNEL FROM ENIWETOK AT ABOUT 1300 LOCAL ON OCT. 25 WAS DICTATED BY A STATEMENT FROM THE SITE MANAGER THAT HE COULD NOT SUPPORT ANY PROJECT PERSONNEL AT THAT TIME. THE TIME OF DEPARTURE FROM ENIWETOK FOR KWAJALEIN WAS DICTATED BY OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS AT KWAJALETN FOR THE EVACUATION AIRCRAFT. HAVING CONSULTED BT #0008 y- 5001152