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.
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