Locality: Island. .Rongelap Atoll--Rongelap Date: Aug. 25, 1964, Kabelle Island in afternoon. Weather: Personnel: Same 14. Hot. Water conditions: flat water. Calm, Radiation level(s}: McClin--The maximum average radiation level was 0.23 mr/hr for Kabelle Island, at ground level, for y-B radiation. Gessel and Billings went ashore on Rongelap Islet to finish up the plant work, snedadon and Williams for last minute photo- graphs and Jackson to pick up his rat traps. Gessel's notes on Rongelap--Aug. 24th: “Arrived off Rongelap Island about 9:00 A.M. to greet us as new village magistrate. old friends in the village--Kotea, Edmil came out Party went ashore to greet Jgha, Jojig, all there except Nelson who was away at Ponape. Got some native help and began work. plantations surveyed and measured. show marked improvement. Pit 1 and swale area All treatments look good and Village plantation not growing well because of old coconut overstory. Foliage samples taken and some additional treatments made. Visited village at night for general discussion and to record singing." Gessel‘s notes on Rongelap--Aug. 25: ‘Ashore early to complete discussions with natives in Rongelap