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HEADQUARTERS, JOINT TASK FORCE SEVEN
Washington 25, D. C.
§ January 1954
Annex B to CJTF SEVEN Disaster Defense Plan No. 1-54
TIDAL WAVE PLAN
The following tasks will be accomplished in order to insure safety
of the task force in the event a tidal wave warning is received during
forward area operations.
a.
Hq
Commandant,
JTF SEVEN, will:
(1) In coordination with CTG 7.1 and CTG 7.5, designate assembly
areas for units based on PARRY ISLAND,
(2) Prepare and disseminate instructions to all personnel of Hq
JTF SEVEN, indicating action to be taken in the event of a tidal wave
warning.
b.
CT 7.1 will:
(1) Assist the Hq Commandant, JTF SEVEN, in the establishment of
appropriate assembly areas on PARRY ISLAND.
(2) Maintain a list of key personnel and designated items of cri-~
tical material to be evacuated in the event of a tidal wave warning.
(3) Assist CTG 7.4 in the evacuation of designated personnel and
critical material,
(4) Instruct all personnel under his command as to actions to be
taken in the event of a tidal wave.
(5) Provide for emergency assistance to persons injured or in dis-
tress during and after the disturbance.
c.
CG 7.2 wil:
{1) In coordination with CTG 7.4, designate appropriate assembly
areas on ENIWETOK.
(2) Assist CTG 7.1 and CTG 7.4 in the evacuation of designated key
scientific personnel and items of critical equipment.
(3) Insure that all personnel based on ENIWETOK ISLAND are thor-
oughly indoctrinated as to actions to be taken in the event of a tidal
wave warning.
(4) Make gasoline and diesel engine emergency generators available
to provide essential power for ENIWETOK ISLAND.
(5) Provide emergency supplies of rations, water, medical items
and heating facilities.
d.
CTG 7.3 will:
(1) On order of ATCOM, ENIWETOK, assume detached and independent
control of all seagoing elements of TG 7.3 and act in the best interests of task group safety.
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