During these oonferexloea the staff of the C-uloatiom and Eleotronios Seotion had many opportunitiesto ●dvise the Atomio Energy Co~iUBion on gleotro~o$ ~tters allied tith but not di~ctly their responsibility. One of the earliest requests presented at the6e oonferenoes concerned the im~llation oontrol, inst~n~tion of submarine cable at Eniwetok Atoll for the and photographing of the three test8. Rev%ous experience had d~onatrated the presenoe of oertain objectionable oharaoteriotiosin radio contro18 when used for suoh purposes. The transmissionof the control signals through sutmarine cables was therefore highly desirable despite the high ooats and comparatively large-scaleoperations required for their installation. Preliminary investigationsinto the feasibilityof a subnmrine oable installation were favorable and the Conmmznioations Offloer was direoted to formulate a plan for the ●eoompllshmentof this projeot. On 8 Ootober 1947 Ensign Felix J. Jablonskl, WN, reported for CMfioer. duty and was ●ssigned as Cable Offloer for the Consnunioations On 13 October 1947, Lieutenant Coammnder HarryE. Rowand, U.S. Coast Ward, reported for duty and assasmd overall olmrge cable pro~eot. Lieutenant C~nder R~dwaa qualified for this asaignmsnt inv3ewof of the sub-rlae exceptionallywell MS extensive knowledge of the types of oables then being considered for uee and his life long associationwith sulmariae oable work. Ho offloer ofoomparable ex- perience or knowledge was to be found in any of the servioes. Lieutenant commander Rowand began a ptudy of the nmterial, personnel and 5 Section XZ