9. There is evidence of much ordinance remaining from World War II bombardment of the island. The next stop was at the PACE (Pacific Cratering Experiments Site). There is printed material ROJOA : available that describes the progran in detail so I will discuss only those elements which appear to be of immediate importance. 1. There will be 23 "shots" to be undertaken . during the months of August, September, November and December. 2. The material detonated will be TNT and not nuclear in nature. 3. The size of the shots will vary from 1000 ibs to 100 tons of TINT. 4. Bunkexz The resulting craters will vary in size from 20' to 300' in diameter. 5. The locations of the blasts will be confined to the three locations as shown on the accompanying drawing. EBERIRU est Area "BR" 6. Area "A" which encompasses an area of 19.2 acres, is being cleared of overburden down to coral or about equal to high tide. The average amount of overburden being removed is 6' - 6" of‘topsoil and the remainder sand. 7. It is up to the people of Ujelang as to how the land is to be rehabilitated. One of the three following procedures was suggested. a) b) c) Return to normal state. Develop harbor in largest crater. The University of Hawaii and Guam would like to develop fish farms in some craters. There is a thirteen hundred foot airstrip that is used by light aircraft. ‘ There:are two large bunkers that can be utilized for typhoon shelters. One of the representatives from Ujelang stated that he would like to see the craters after the explosions before any decisions are made. 9002549