(1) Provide one aircraft for outer line and one for inner line Dan buoy recovery to (a) Report all buoy contacts to Rendova. (b) Precede surface units on M+1 day into buoy areas to develop preliminary plot. (c) Stand by to assist surface units in locating buoys. 4. The actual method of recovery will be at the discretion of the commanding officer concerned. In recovery of the buoy it is important that it be brought aboard essentially in a vertical position so that any liquid which has been collected in the polyethylene bottle will not be spilled. Care should also be taken to prevent extraneous material from comingin contact with the gummed-paper surfaces. Once the buoy is aboard, representatives from Project 5.4a will monitor the buoy and remove the samples. 5. All task element commanders and task unit commanders operating individually will report all contacts positively identified as Dan buoys to CTG 132.3, giving letter designation of signal flag on mast to Dan buoy(if it is visible), time of contact, and position. Prior to H-hour, patrolling units will report all contacts made on scheduled patrols but will not deviate from scheduled patrols to investigate, search out, and positively identify contacts in vicinity of planned buoy positions which appear to be Dan buoys. After M-dayall patrolling units will identify possible Dan buoy contacts and report positive contacts to CTG 132.3, giving letter designation of signal flag on mast of Dan buoy(if it is visible), time of contact, and position. These position reports will be used to coordinate the direction and movement of recovery vessels. 6. Return buoys recovered to project officer on Elmer. 7. a. Commanding officers of launching and recovery vessels will report to CTG 132.3 at 6-hr intervals, using AFSAL 5104 to give (1) The letter designation, time, and position of launching of Dan buoys. (2) The letter designation, time, and position for Dan buoys when recovered. b. Channel assigned: 532 kc CW and 2150 ke (voice). c. Voice calls: O’ Bannon. Hickup Three Yuma Envious Four Rendova Excellent Zero Arikara Envious Three P2V Aircraft (NR) d. Terminate recovery operations when directed. Cape Cod 8. Collection of Fall-out by Ships a. Supporting Task Units: 1. 2. 3. 4. TU TU TU TU 132.30.0 132.31.0 132.31.4 132.31.0 5. TU 132.32.2 6. TU 132.33.0 7. TU 132.33.1 8. TU 132.33.2 9. TU 132.33.3 USS USS USS USS Curtiss Estes Leo Oak Hill USS Agawam USS Carpenter USS Fletcher USS Radford USS O’ Bannon 10. TU 132.3.0 USS Rendova b. Description: This portion of Project 5.4a is concerned with the installation of stickysurface 1-ft-square plates aboard the ships listed above. The plates have been delivered by LCDR Heidt. They are to be installed and changed by ships’ forces. Detailed instructions for installation and changing are secured to the lid of the box containing the sample plates. Plates will be returned to the project officer. ce. Support Category: Install and change plates in accordance with instructions received from Project 5.4a on a “not to interfere with primary mission”basis. 72 Ot