HEADQUARTRRS, Joint Task Force SEVEN
Washington 25, D. C.

10 November 1953

Annex T to CJTF SEVEN Operation Plan No. 3~53

PHOTOGRAPHY
1.

General Situation
a. Operation CASTLE will be recorded on film, still and motion picture as a bagis for:
(1) A task force commander's visual report to AEC and the JCS of

Operation CASTLE.

(2) A short film (so called "quickies") to be available as soon

after each shot as possible.

(3) Additional footage required in the production of a film

depicting the history of weapons development.

(4) A technical report film (approximately 45 minutes) depicting

armed Forces participation in CASTLE.
(5) Required technical coverage.

(6) A photographic record for historical purposes.
(7) A short, unclassified version of (1) above (approximately
15 minutes).
b. The JCS have established a military requirement for the USAF
Lookout Mountain Laboratory to support CASTLE and Hq, USAF has
approved its employment to support a technical report photography
unit in TG 7.1.
2.

Technical Report Photography Requirements

a. Sufficient motion picture and still coverage of events will be
accomplished to produce the following:

(1) The CUTF SEVEN visual report to the AEC and the JCS. This
film, approximately forty-five (45) minutes in duration, will con-

tain only a limited amount of technical details and will be classified not higher than SECRET. The extent of technical coverage will
be governed by the classification conditions at the time the film is

produced.

It will be tailored for wide distribution to persons con-

cerned with supporting the AEC but who do not require extensive
ooh information (Congressmen, Bureau of the Budget officials,
etc.}.

(2) A short film produced after each shot to provide quick vis-

ual information to Commissioners and other AEC personnel. These
will be tailored to provide more detailed information than the customary post-shot statement of yield and degree of success normally
provides. Speed of production will be the keynote. No classification limitation will be placed on these films.
(3) Additional footage required in the later production by AEC
of a film depicting the entire history of weapons development. No
classification limitation will be placed on this footage,

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