The following general observations concerning Utirik are sube
mitted: Details of the current contamination levels are presented
in Inclosure No. 33
~.1.° The village at Utirik 4s a similar to but larger than the
village-at Rongelap. Utirik is the only inhabited island in the atoll. —
The island is more productive than Rongelap; papayas, pandamis, and
bread fruit grow abundantly. The houses and cisterns were somewhat
better than those at Rongelap.
2. Three pigs were taker for testing,
seen but were not captured.
Several wild dcgs were
If any of these dogs are still alive when
the natives return, the dogs mist be destroyed.
The dogs have killed
all the chickens abandoned at the time of the evacuation.
3.
According to the natives, LSTs have bvached at the village,
despite narrow passage into the lagoon and the coral heads there.
4. The fallowing items were removed from Utirik for testing; socoa]=
nuts, pandamus fruit, papayas, grass, water, soil, three pigs, bread
fruit, and arrowroct.
The survey group returned to the Siel6 and departed from Utirik
at 1515 hours.
The group returned to the PHILIP at Rongelap and the
destroyer got underway at 1830 hours.
24 April = The PHILIP docked at Kwajalein at 0800 hours.
The
survey party, less the natives, moved to the Guest House where a conference was conducted at 1000 hours. Mr. Tobin, District Anthropologist
for TERPACIS, was aleo present. The results of the survey trip were
discussed and plans for the drafting of this report were made.
The members of the survey party who are stationed at Eniwetok Atoll
returned by C-54 aircraft, arriving at Mniwetok Island at 1815 hours,
which concluded the trip.
INCLOSURE WO. 2