pl.anwas followed throughout
tain~
the operation. The diffi~ties
of ob-
secufitY clearances for the photographicpersonnel pnlonged
the pretiaw
period and caused considerablehardship to some photo-
graphic personnel, however, the job was done, and well done, and the
hardshipsWm
be foxgotten in the satisfactionof a difficult job
excellentlyexecuted. The original conception that all photography
in thefima
area should be under one control, was, and remahs, the
sound and defensible idea. The intmsion of various scientificgroups
into the forward area at the last minute, each with a certain amount of
photographicimpedimenta,which, through the lateness of its arrival,
caused modifications of the basic plan, should in no way detract from
the soundnessof the original concept.
17.
Real progress is thwarted by the tendency to assume that
correct equipment and techniques have been used if the results are
satisfactory. This, because the photographic towers served their
purpose, it might be arguedthatthey were satisfactory,but it is
stated emphaticallythey were not. Poor things were made to work by
olever individualsworking very hard.
18.
a. The following recormaendations
have been determined as
result of experience gained on Operations Crossroads amd Sandstone.
“
There has beenno attempt to expand these in the body of the report as
it is felt that their merits are self-evident.
(1) It is recoxnended that planning be initiated at once
for the next series of tests and that equipmentbe simpler
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