4.

Oporfitions:
The Prcvost Mnrshol assumed opcrr.tionnlcontrol of tho TDY

military police upon their arrival.

Immodiato stops were tr.konto

divido tho personnel into dctnchmonts for tho v[~.rious
sites find
charging thu officor nssignod to thct sito with the dr~winG of
cquipmont o.ndproporty for his doto.chmonte Tho pcrzmncnt Military
Polico Dotachmcnt fitENIWETOK Island sorvod as tho intcrmodiato
issuing o.goncyo
On 20 Fob 56 the first dctnchmont of onc (1) cfficcr ~,nd
ton (10) EM nrrivod by ship at the PFG accompming MC

security

cargo- They bocmno the r.uclcusof the PARRY Island Dotx.chmcntnnd
divided their tinw botwocn gurrding security cargo :nd improvins
housing and living conditions.

On 11 P,nd13 March 1956, tho advanco

party of two (2) officors ~nd thirty (30) EN ~rrivcd by nir.

The

remaining porsonncl r.rrivodnbo~rd the USNS AINSWORTH on 19 W.rch
1956m
During I&rch ad

lipril1956, mililmry polico dctcchmcnts

wore ~.ctivntcdon PARRY, RUNIT, ENYu, ROJOI,,TEI’fEIRIpUCCHI,
ROMU.
RIKKU and EWM.lW Islands rcspoctivcly. All dot~.ch.monts
opcrntod
directly under the control of the Provost Mnrshal at ENIWETOX
Island. Dotnchmcnt

Coumnndors wcro nuthorizod direct lirison with

AEC Security Rcprosont?tivcs. Spccinl Orders for tho various posts
~.ndp~trols wero rcccivcd ?.ndmimoogro.phcdby the Qffico of the Provost 11”.rsh~l~Roccmmendod changes rindancndmcnts to Spccic.1Orders
woro

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