NATIONAL ARCHIVES REPOSITORY PACiic sv THES T REGION Reproduced from the holdings of the Nation’ COPY Southwest Region conection FE 266 ATOMNC _EMEREY CorrySsion AOS9G2 BOX No, 22670 (#68) Allele 306-9870 yee STATES oo FOLDER NEATHER STATION) ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION “tefo: Ryan R eae Me Vas Robertson eet Sears ec: —Eniwetok Proving Ground ¢c: Cs" TEEsEW 14-2506 Subject: N ROUTIN Rohrer Poche Butler December 23, 1957 LETTER OF INTRODUCTION AND AUTHORITY The bearer, Mr. Thomas J. Baldwin, is the senfor representative assigned by the AEC Contractor, Holmes & Narver, Inc., for a construction mission at Rongelap. The construction mission is scheduled to be accomplished by January 18, 1958, In addition to the s pecific assignment as contained in the Holmes and Narver "Letter of Instruction", date: December 23, 1957, add- ressed to Mr. Thomas J. Baldwin, the undersigned authorizes and linits Mr. Baldwin as follows: 1. No coumittments of any kind are to be made to inhabitants of the Trust Territories, 2. Coordination will be effected only with the representatives of Trust Territory Governsent. 3. Maintain safety to inhabitants and Holmes and Narver employees, 4. Protect trees to the maximum. ent 5. Record actual damage by type and number destroyed where unavoidable, The locel magistrate should be present when trees or other property is removed to verify count of trees destroyed and other pertindetails. Maintain progress, reporting via ship radio, and make emer- gency reports promptly. Sincerely yours, ec: ERNEST WYNKCOP Chief, Eniwetok Branch Pace, Opns. Div. wile HICOMTFRPACIS, DISTAD,Marshal“Islands HAN» LosA (2) Chrono Central COPY