Upon arrival at Pearl Harbor on 7 Maroh, all OTC communications,including the special VHF RTTY/Voice circuits,but excluding
the Task &=oup Common (C@ circuit, were deactivated. A land line
TTY cticuit fim the MT. MCKINLEY to the I?TXRelay Station, pearl
Harbor, was established,and the HF RTTY circuitwith Radio Honolul
wan deactivated. The Comander Joint Task Force Seven and his staff
embarked on the MT. MCKIuy

at this the”

The Pearl Harbor Naval

Shipyard provided additional telephone facilities to the MT. MCKINLEY,
ALBEMARLE, CURTISS and BAIROKO for Conumnder Joint Task Force Seven,
the Commanders of Task Groups 7.1, 7.3, 7.6 and key personnel of the
Atunia Energy Ccmxaission.While at Pearl Harbor, additional Joint
and Army registered publications (mainly crypto aids) were obtained
frcm the Registered ~blioation6 Office, Pearl Harbor, for use during
this operation. The latter had been provided by Army Security Agency
for use of CJTF-7. Additional electronicsmaterial and consnunicatione
supplies previously ordered were reoeived aboard tlw MT. MCKINLEY,
ALBEMARLE, CURTISS and BAIROKO. At this time, arrangementswere made
with the 14th Naval District to activate an HP Duplex RTTY (oircuit
Able 3) upon de~rture of the foroe frcsnPearl Harbor. This circuit
was t~

available for exclusive use of the flagship and Pearl Harbor

and would serve as the prismry ccmmuniaation @mnel

fm

the task

force while en route to Eniwetok.
The MT. MCKISLEY (CJTF Seven and CTG 7.3 embarked) ALBEMARM,
CURTISS, BAIROKO and ecreening destroyers dsprted fran Pearl Harbor

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