OPERATIONS ORDER NO, 2-54
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COMMUNICATIONS

HEADQUARTERS
TASK GROUP 7.4, PROVISIONAL

APO 187, c/o Postmaster

- San Francisco, California

26 February 1954, 1800 M

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GENERAL CONCEPT OF COMMUNICATIONS OPERATIONS:
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One permanent relay - crypto center at ENIWETOK will ‘be in~

“stalled, operated and maintained by Task Group 7,2,

Tributary stations

serviced by this relay center will include Headquarters Task Group 7.4,

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‘which will be responsible for distribution of messages to its subordinate
units, For handling of teletype traffic, up to and including SECRET,
‘between major forward and rear echelon task force elements, the following
radio teletype circuits will be operated "ON-LINE", using SIGTOT with oe
SAMSON (synchronous mixer):
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(1) ENTWETOK-OAHU _(UHP):

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one full ‘duplex radio teletype |

ghannel (Provided by TG 7.2).

ENTWETOK-KWAJALEIN: One. full duplex multiplex channel
(Provided by TG 7. Aye
ENIWETOK-BIKINI:

‘One full duplex radio teletype channel

SO (Provided by TG7. 2).

(4) ENIWETOK-LOS’ ALAMOS: One full copter‘radio teletype
on channel (Provided by TG 742) 6 at
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(5) " RIIMETOK-Acc_(USS ESTES); One fullduplex multiplex
* \ehannel (Provided by TG 7.4). .

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- traffic not capable of being handled by means of on-line

+ Paotitites” will be enciphered off-line prior to transmission, “All TOP .

SECRET and RESTRICTED DATA traffic will be enciphered off-line, This is
. necessary to meet AEC requirements and, in additim, terminal commnica-

; tions® parsonnel are not in all instances TO. SECRET’ or "QUEBEC" cleared,
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“On ENIWETOK and BIKINI ATOLLS,:wire telephona facilities

“cleared tor“conversations up to and. Ancluding. SECRET will be made avail-

“able to the Task Group by “the Soint, ‘Task Force. oN

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ENIWETOK-BIKINI (HF)

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: (2) | ENIVEDOK-HUATALEIN-BIKINI (HF) (TG.Th controled)

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(4) ‘Ship, - shore (ur, “sN/sne aniHF)

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" (5) AOC ENIWETOK-CIC“Comimand Ship_oVE-Gontrol DDE-ENIWETOK.

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