. Locality: Bikini Atoll--Arji--Eman. Personnel: Same 14. Date: Aug. Weather: 22, 1964--Sat. Fair. Water conditions: Radiation level(s): Good. McClin-~The maximum average radiation level for all the islands was 0.34 mr/hr at ground level for B-y radiation. Studies started yesterday afternoon on the Arji-Eman chain of islands were continued today. Gessel: cates "The general surface terrain of Arji Island indi- it had been graded, turbed part remains. island. An airstrip, In its abandoned state, serschmidia, The leveled, islands schmidia, dyked, camp, etc., roads, covered the Mes- covers the airstrip. they even attack the Messer- feeding on the bark and roots. dence of this. etc. vegetation is returning. showing varying degrees of vigor, swarm with Coenobita; so that no undis- Many trees show evi- The food supply must be very low-level to force them to eat bark." Eman Island, a number of tests. pronounced. plants, at the west end of the chain, was the site of The destruction of the land and vegetation is Crater areag are still largely devoid of higher but do have algae. Great differences in vigor of plants is evident and must be related to degree of soil destruction. The area is on the way back with both coconuts and pandanus beginning to be established.