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Chart References:
a.
U.S. Navy Hydrographic Chart No. 5203, North
Pacific Ocean, Marshall Islands.
b.
U.S. Navy Hydrographic Chart No. 6032, North
Pacific Ocean, Marshall Islands - Northern Part Bikini Atoll.
c.
U.S. Navy Hydrographic Chart No. 6033, North
Pacific Ocean, Marshall Islands, Eniwetok Atoll.
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Task Group 7.1 (Scientific)
Dr. William BE. Ogle, LASL
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Task Group 7.2 (Army)
Colonel Edward H. Lahti, USA
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Task Group 7.3 (Navy)
Rear Admiral Henry C. Bruton, USN
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Task Group 7.4 (Air Force)
Brig. Gen. Howell M. Estes, USAF
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Task Group 7.5 (AEC Base Facilities)
Mr. James E. Reeves, AEC
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a. The purpose of this plan is to establish responsibilities and to
set forth instructions to all units of the task force as to conditions
which may arise as a result of natural disasters, particularly ty-
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phoons and tidal waves.
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The intention is to provide for the preserva-
tion of life and property during the actual course of the disturbance
and the early restoration of essential services after it has passed.
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1. CLASSIFICATION RETAIMED
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<A typhoon is a violent cyclonic storm of tropical origin with a
wind force of sixty-four (64) knots or more.
The area of destructive
winds within a typhoon is extremely variable, occasionally as small as
a circle of fifty (50) miles in diameter and, in other cases as large
as a circle of 900 miles in diameter.
Most of the destructive force
of the typhoon on land areas results in the blowing over of buildings
and power lines and the accompanying damage to exposed personnel,
material and equipment by the extremely heavy precipitation and flying
debris which invariably accompanies a typhoon. At sea, the major
threat of damage is associated with the destructive force of enormous
waves which break at random and in a confused pattern. The destructive
force of a fully developed typhoon cannot be overemphasized and the
surest invitation to disaster is to underestimate its capabilities.
The newer "Pacific" structures in the forward area have been designed
to withstand winds of 105 miles per hour. The so-called "mlti-story
building" on ENGEBI ISLAND is well constructed and capable of withstanding typhoon forces.
All wooden structures on the atolls are con-
sidered unsafe for protection of life and property unless they are
strongly braced and heavily sandbagged. Quonset type warehouses are
potential sources of danger in the event of a typhoon since securing
them is a project of such magnitude that it cannot be done within the
resources and time available after receipt of a typhoon warning.
following conditions of typhoon readiness are established for the
ENIWETOK-BIKINI area:
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