K. Ammann 1964 Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Is. 4-6 feet thick, still remaining. There also remain some of the 5" guns captured by the Japanese from the British in Singapore and transported here. Divers still bring up sealed containers of ammunition for these guns, from a freighter wreck off shore. All of this information was provided by Mr. Wal Whitlock of MIT's Lincoln Lab group here, who gave us a tour of the island. We walked around a bit after he left. Except for the great heat and lack of breeze I found this the most pleasant island I have been on. It was very still and quiet. The whole island was criss-crossed by numerous dirt roads and overgrown by a great variety of vegetation (Forberg lists 77 species for the atoll), much of it familiar-looking flowering weeds probably imported to give the place a "honey" atmosphere for other mainlanders. The whole place seemed to have a distinct country atmosphere which I like. We found a variety of bird-life but resting in large numbers and something only offshore. Seen were Fairy Terns (2-3), Hawaiian Noddies (flocks up to 25-30) and Red-footed Boobies (5, 4 dark phase), all