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the Sandstone operation. It wss al- to contain other pertinent
informationconcerningthe operation whim
The transportationannex efi~ed

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is commn to a field order.

~jor POlicY ~oranda

Prefiou@lY

published and aet forth the responeibflitiesof Task Group Commamiera
for transportationfunctione. In this connection,the Araw Tack Group
Conmmnder at Eniwetok wee smde responsible for discharge and loading
of all veseels in the Atoll. The Naval Task GIwup Comander was made
responsitiie
for operating the boat pool and furnishing lighterage as
requested by the Army Task Group Conmander. In practice, this system
worked well.
IA. Staff Memorandum #25, ‘Procedure for Retribution of Shipping
Information,”publiehed 23 December 1947. This putilicationreduced the
security classificationon various portions of the distribution of
shipping information,in line with the overall reduction in classifioatlon of the pro:ect.
15. Staff Memorandum #2$, ‘Losding of AGC 7, AV 4S AV 59 and
CVE 115,” published 6 January 194?. This ~randum

was necessary in

order to limit the indlacriminateallocation of personnel and cargo to
these wssels.
l~ted

These four veesele, being combatant ehipe, are extreme~

to space for carrying oargo. One individualwee designated for

each vessel, with authority to approve or disapprove allocation of cargo
to that vessel. The policy for asaigning car~ to themwee that only
items neceassry for uee on board or req~ed

enroute would be placed

on them. Other car= which merely required transportationto Eniwetok
would be moved on other ltit avauable to the TransportationOfficer.

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