3.
recording
I was informed that the New York office (2) already had auto
the
instruments in place which would serve the seme “purpose inasmuch as
weather people had been briefed to notify Mr. Brechin or one of his assistants
whenever this particular ingtrument recorded 100 mr/hr which wold be nearly
off scale.
In accordance with Colonel House's suggestions regarding film badges, I
sent 12 badges to Rongerik on 25 February, with instructions for their storage
and use.
Mr Kapral has assured me that my instructions were followed, in that
6 badges were exposed during and after the first shot, and the other 6 left
in storage for the second shot in case resupply of the island were delayed
for any reason.
At about 2330, 1 March, Major Robinson, WREP, received an info copy of
@ message addressed to CJIF 7 from Rongerik to the effect that the auto
monitoring instrument was reading "100 plus" and had gone off scale at 02502,
and was still off scale.
Inquiries made here and at Elmer failed to establish
the exact nature ofthe auto monitoring instrument; thus it could not be
established what exactly was meant by "100 plus",
.
After conference between
Colonel Houghton, Colonel Hammond, Colonel Watkins, Major Robinson and myself
it was decided that we should take advantage of a scheduled MATS flight to
Kwajalein and send a monitor — myself - on that flight to meet the regular
weather isZand service flight departing Kwajalein on Tuesday (2 Mar) morning
at 0830.
Upon arrival over Rongerik at about 0945, I requested the pilot to fly
the length of the island at about 500' altitude.
reading of 4 T-1B instruments was 200 mr/br.
and at the same height gave the same reading.
During this pass the average
Another pass across the island
We circled the entire Atoll at
500' altitude and instrument readings were the same over each islet.
peclassified
DOD DIR 5200.10