Operattinal Report
TransportationSection
Chapter 1
Period from or~nizatlon to completion of Report of the
Joint Proof Test Cotittee to the Joint Chiefs of Staff
1. TtM T~~portation
~ction of Jotit Task Force Seven was
establishedon 6 October 1947 when Lt. Col. mm
reported to Lt.
General Hull for duty as TransportationOfficer. This section was
assigned office s~ce next to A4, and ixmediate steps were taken to
WO*
In cloea conjunctionwith the W
Division. In this manner, the
!hvumportationOfficer was closely apprised of supply problems and his
advice could be readily obtained.
2.
The inaaadiateproblem was of a broad planning nature. mom
all available information it was necessary to prepare est~toe
req@rement a In shipping, troops, land tranaportation,
air
of
transporta-
tion and other means to properly support thw projectad operation from
a transportation standpoint. These broad requirenmmta then had to be
incorporatedinto the rqort of tb
Joint Proof Test Committee wMch
the staff was preparing as a matter of urgency and which when ●pproved
by the AX
and ES would form the basis for operation ‘SAMD6TONE.n
addition, the physical req~
In
nts had to be cmverted to estImates
of funds required, In order that total projected cost of the operation
could be determined. In computing casts, it was first necessary to
work out with each service (Arqy, Ravy and Air Force) whot service8
could be furnished without reimbursementfrom the AEC. The W
troops and supplies to be moved consisted of ~lneers
and therefore the est*tea
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of
and Air Force,
of car~ and troops to be moved prepared
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