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3.
The mumder of Task Group 7.3 persoanel who wuld require
continuous or frequent scoers to Parry or Xninmen Islands was estimated before the deployment of navel unite.
Yo the extent that
time permitted arrangenents vere nate for them to receive thelr
badges prior te Geparture from the United States, or immediately
after their arrival at Eniwetok. In zany cases havever, suagh
advance arrengements were not possible, due largely te the inte
nomination of cone ships and units far CASTLIR, anf te the delays
inherent in the tack cf aasenbling and nalling cloarance applications and clearances, badge requests, photegraphs ané badges, at a tine
when many task force unite were in the process of departing for the
forward area,
As a result s ecbatantial number of naval persennel
arrived in the forvard area vith “Gueea" clearmcesnot yet completed,
and their badges not yet requested.
In most cases the lack of a
"Queen" clearance wee remedied temporarily by granting an interia
military Top Secret clearance, Mut t:0 lack cf badges placed a heavy
workload on the Task Group 7.5 Badge Office, in iseuing both teaporary and peraanent badges to the sane iadividuals.
As the Cperation
progressed {¢ Became aprerent that too many "Queen" clearances had
Deen requested for task group personnel, ani that there was such inconsistency in the nuaber requested by ships of the same type.
Recommendations © remedy thie sitastion have bean incorporated in
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the CTG 7.3 Final Report,
AFWLIHO
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