wall
on ENIWETOK ISLAND, and the fact that there was no officially designated courier transfer station within the command for receipt of
courier handled matter, imposed the problem of proper and expeditduus handling of such matter.
This was resolved by the appointment
ef the Top Secret Control Officer, Task Group 7.2, as alternate Top
Secret. Control Officer for JTF SEVEN and Task Group 7.3, to receive,
store, and dispatch, within the Tas Force, classified courier matter
and officer messenger mail for Task Grovv 7.3.
<A guard run between
ENIWETOXK and PARRY ISLANDS was established with two trigs daily,
Monday thru Friday, and one trip on Saturday,
Ships of Task Group
7.3 provided guard mail service betvecn their elements end this command.
During Feoruary and March, the Top Secret Control Officer
received end/or dispatched a total of 540 pieces of classified mat-
ter.
Received at MATS Terminal were 146 pieces of courier or officer
messenger mail for various Task Force elements a’ ENIWETOK ami BIKINI
ATOLLS.
Approximately 85% of the courier classi:tied matter was Navy
registered material for various ships of Task Group 7.3, with approximately 5% of the balance being cryptographic material for this command,
after CJUTF SEVEN assumed the functions of ATCOM ENIWETOK
on 20 January 1954, the volum of administration of the Task Group
leveled off in February and has remained fairly corstant.
Publica~
tion of new cr revised directives for the administretive and opera-
tional control of the Task Group has continued.
Bind
Personnet strength of the Task Group remained fairly
constant during this pericd. novever adjustments anil maneuvering of
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