fy Ua From: f USS NICHOLAS( DDE-449) Fleet Post Office San Francisco, California DDE449/mw P-22 Ser: O29 20 Mar 54 Commanding Officer To: Commmder Task Group 7.3 Subj: Raedsafe Survey. 8-11 March 1954 - 1. The Task Group 7,1 survey party and Mr. Marion Wilds, trust Territory representative, arrived Rongelep at 0745::, 8 Merch and boarded NICHOLAS shortly thereafter, ‘Jorking parties, as indicated in Commander Joint Task Force SEVEN dispntch 060400Z, were made avnilsble to Dr, Scoville's party. Dr. Scoville informed the Commanding Officer that ell reports of ganma intensitites end other scientific data would be reported only to Commander Joint Task Force SEVEN, He specifically requested that no other commands be made information addressee, Dcily dispztches indicating results of RadSefs survey on each atoll, originated by Dr. Scoville, were addressed accordingly, On debdarking at Eniwetok at 0€30, 12 March Dr. Scoville's party trensported ell earth and water samples to Parry Island. 2. The following islands, in atolls, were visited. Mr, “ilds accompagied working parties ashore on all ex-inhabitated islands where nitive proparty was secured as directed by him. a. Rongelap atoll; 8 and 11 March 1952: (1) Rongelap Island: (2) Native houses were closed up cond property left in the open, that could be ruined by wecther, wis moved inside, (b) One dog and three cats were killed as possible mencce to livestock. {c) One thirty foot sailing schooner was beached above high (ad) Two sacks of rice end five sacks of flour were opened nd (e) Buckets, pons and large clom shells were placed under water mark and filled with sea water, a shed nlong with sails, Masts were unshipped and placcd in placed outside as feed for pigs and chickens, eaves of houses to provide drinking water for livestock, COPIED/DOE LANL RC Z