HEADQUARTERS, Joint Task Force SEVEN Washington 25, De Co 16 November 1953 Annex B to CJTF SEVEN Operation Plan Noo 3-53 ORGANIZATION AND COMMAND RELATIONSHIPS 1. The organization and command relationships of the joint task force are depicted on the charts attached as appendices hereto. 2. To enable CJTF SEVEN to exercise operational control while afloat, the organization as outlined in Appendix II is established. 3. CJTF SEVEN exercises full operational. control of the Army Task Group at ail tames and assumes full operational control of the Navy, Air Force and Scientific Task Groups upon arrival of their respective headquarters in the forward areao He will assume operational con- trol of TG 705 upon commencement of the operational phase. 4o The on-site operational phase commences on a date agreed upon by the AEC and DOD. During the on-site phase the AEC designates CJTF SEVER as ite overall representative in the forward area, thereby giving him complete operational control of the military and scientific aspects of the operatione 50 CJIF SEVEN coordinates the activities of the Scientific Task Group and the AEC Bare Facilities Task Group in accordance with existing AEC-CUIF policy agreements. 6. While the task force headquarters is located at ENIWETOK, the task force commander assumes the additional responsibility of ATCOM ENIWETOK, under CINCPAC, per decision of the JCS on 13 April 1951 and letter G-3 322 JTF SEVEN TS (14 Apr 53), DEPTAR, 23 April 1953, subject; "Directive for Conduct of Operation CASTLE". In the ab— sence of the task force commander, the senior task force officer presert will discharge the responsibilities of CJTF SEVEN as ATCOM ENIWETOK. 7o The senior joint task force officer at KWAJALEIN will cocrdinate matters involving JIF SEVEN activities (except movement control) at that statione Appendix P. We CLARKSON Major General, UcoSe Amy I - Organization for Operation CASTLE Commander Il - Command Channels, JIF SEVEN (Afloat) oO ‘ ay 7 . WILLIAM S. COWART, . Colonel, UeS.o Air Force Assistant Chief of Staff, J-3 B~1