ground KING) was performed over the Gilbert Jalande on 6 March reasons, .t the request of the Tasks Fores, CINCT:CFLT obtained advance Throughout the actions involving evacuationof natives, the standard reférence used to determine whether cr not an atoll wis populated was Opllay. P22-100-M, June 1951,Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands. On the basis of the 17 natives on “ILINGINE (reported to bo unpopulated), confirmation was obtained from the Trust Territory representative at KW.J.LEIE relative to. the status of other atolls involved in siznificant fall-out. Of particular interest wore BIK2 and TAKA for BisV0. fall-out and TONGE for future shots. These atalls proved to be unpopulated as. reported; the natives on .ILINGIN.E were not permanent residents, having temporarily occupied .ILINGINIE for fishing purposes. The routine daily advisory to CIMT.CFLT on tho evening of 2 Iarch indicated no change in the forecast 72-hour-clow trajectories and no health hazard problems for surface and air routes or land areas other than those covered in previous special summaries to the (20, C/S .my and CINCTOFLT,and that all special and routine flizhts to date confirmed the sipnificent fall-out area. Tho advisory stated that the highest roading recorded was at RCMGEL.P Island with 1.5 r/hr at the surface at H plus 36 hours, and that lesser but simificant fall-out was suspected at UTIRIK, SINC? CFL? wae informed that cround monitoring would be conducted at UTIUK on 3 March, that appropriate action would be taken, and that NYKOFO Flicht BAKER and CHJULIE would be flown on 3 March. ; K-10