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JELANG THE MORNING OF 8 APR WITH REMAINDER OF DRI-ENEhTE~K.
STIMATED TOTAL OF 541 DRI-ENEWETAK WERE ON ATOLL FOR THE CEREMONIAL
ERIOD.

TOTAL INCLUDES JAPTAN RESIDENTS AND BOY BORN AT ENEWETAK

LINIC ON 7 APR.

MAJORITY DEPARTED THE EVENING OF 9 APR FOR UJELANG.

[ICROPALM RETURNED 12 APR AND DEPARTED WITH PASSENGERS FOR 11.AJURO.
GREEMENT WAS REACHED BETI$TEEN
HICOM AND DRI-ENEWETAK REPRESENTATIVES,
NCREASING BY 50 THE NUMBER OF JAPTAN RESIDENTS.
‘ROM HICKAM AFB ARRIVED THE AFTERNOON OF 8 APR.

CEREMONY fiENDEES
CEREMONIES INCLUDED

‘PRESENTATION
OF BELLS AND PLAQUES AT MEDREN (ELMER) AND ENEWETAK
,FRED) CHURCHES, SIGNING OF JOINT PROCLAMATION, SFEECHES AND A
:EREMONIALSUPPER WITH SINGING AND FOLK DANCING BY THE DR1-ENEWETAK,
JfD AN EXCHANGE OF GIFTS.

THIRTEEN PALLETS OF MATERIALS THROUGH

ISN’S PROJECT HANDCLASP WERE PRESENTED TO THE DRI-ENEWETAK. THE
;FFORTS OF CDR TEVELSON, WEST COAST DIRECTOR FOR PROJECT HANDCLASP
~ND HIS STAFF WERE MAINLY RESPONSIBLE FOR TIMELY DELIVERY.
RADIOLOGICAL OPERATIONS:

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COMPLETED SWIPING AND MONITORING

lAGGIE 6. .IUIDCON SUPPORT AND DOSIMETRY AND BIOASSAY PROGIUIMTERMINATED 15 APR.

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