jocortinglyy2 was 1s decided to start 2 destroyer oa the way to KNGHLIZ ilatghx ontto eet up an Si-l6 cuphibian with monitors te check the age conditions at iONGEL.P before dark. The destroyer was ta be 68SONGELAP roady to stare erasuttn oe ann the ColLowingdave oy Ft Trust ry representative interpreter wos requost<d move P from KWJALEIN to arrive at TONGEL.P at the same tims. The S.-16 ws seb up, two responsible monitors were especially briefed to make readings ct waist height, use sevorel, netors of the sane.type for comparison and to use difforent types for cross-check. <n average roading of 1.4 r/hr at approxi mately 1700M made in the living area of RONGELAP Island by these monitors wae usod in the decision the samm nicht to urder tho destroyer to commence evacuation operations at daw. Evacuation 9 March and wore completed by LOXM, the seme dades It developed thas all of the natives away from the living area had returned home in order to discuss the wmeual phencmena of the visible lizn® and audible shock, Thies NONGEL..3 operation, the desvroyer proteedadte LDMINLS, removed the remaining 17 and proceeded to KHAULEIN. 4 total of 17 miles, 20 females, ° 13 boys and 14 girls were removod Sy destroyer and disemtarkedd at, KW.J.LEIN. 16 old and sick wore moved ct about 0990M hy PEM to KW.JALEIN. Decors. tamination of oll natives was accomplished during the trip te RULED. The full report from Pligh® .ble receivod indicated UTIRIK cround contaminaticn et 240 me/hy 19008, 2 Marek ot 1651M, 2 March: arxt . 76 mr/hr at about1716, 2 March at .ILUK, the nearest populated ialand to . the south, HIRAI, the nearest island to the north ws noma to be unpopulated and contaminated to about 600 mr/hr at about 162&I, 2 March. TAONGI, the next nearest island to north at 152% populated. hk ar/nr ond Based on these facts a decision wes made Setare ance destroyer to UTEUK to anticipate an order to start avncuntion © dans on . & March. In the mecntime a PEM wes set up to sround survey UTTAIK on3 Mare® while the destroyer was on the wy. This cround survey, conducted in the some manner as thet for NONGEL.S, indiected 160 or/hr at 1630M, 3 March. The infinity dose of the UTIRIK natives ws computed at S6r. The decision ° to evacuate wis nade and the destroyer ordered to start svacuation the following norning, 4 March. The evacuation cormenced at 1100M and wae completed by 1300M. , total of 47 males, §5 females, 26 boye anc 2% cirls were removed, decontaminated cn the destroyer enroute to KWiJ/LEIN and disembarked on § ifarch. Quostionins of natives disclosed that all had Seen removed. The destroyers which evacuated SONCEL.S and UTLUEK were directed to obtain drinking water samples fram these ctolls. .. check of the water samples indicated from 2 to 28 times tho task foreo stendard for full tins USALECe Ke9