there they trevelled by ship, or om the C-47 air shuttle, to Bikini.
If they travelled by ship, there was no problem, since they conld
reach their ships without any newd to land om TIninesn Island,
many of them rode tha O-H7 shuttle to Bikini,
However,
Kost were not badged,
mor were they eligible for badges, since they held only Secret military
Clearances,
Again, vhen the firet undadged trensient personnel
began erriving at Biking siretrip they were placed under restraint,
f{aterregated, and finally eecorted, under guard, to the doat landing.
Thie situation was resolved by mitual agreesent between the
headquarters concerned that transient naval persencel travelling
under orders, bat without badges, wuld as a routine satter be
escorted between Mkini airstrip and the boat landing without being
viewed vith suspicion.
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WAIVERS
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Several task Group 7.3 units were nominated for CASTLE so
late ae to render futile any attempt to obtain "Qnecn® clearances for
their cesent{al personnel,
These were the relicf LSfs, £25 and 1146,
ordered up as temporary replacenents for the two regularly ascigned
LSfe when they were laid up for repairs, ani the unite connected wi th
Project 3.4, the Bureau of Ordnance mining vroject, a late af4ition
te the CASTLE program,
These latter were USS SHEA, USS RECLAINER,
LS¥ 1157, Sxploeive Ordnance Disposal Unit One (RODU-1), and a detach
ment of Faval Beach Group One.
All were ortered to particirate ia
CASTLE well efter deployment of the task group had Begun.
‘Since it
was recognige? that “Qnsen"® clearance proceseing normally requires a
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