RICAL INSTALIMENT NO. VI
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This Fistorv installnent (Task Grouv 132.3 6th) depicts Task Group
132.3 participation in the NIKE event, covering the period from MIKF minus
4 days (28 October) to MIKE plus 7 davs (8 November 1952).
By the latter
date, re-entry to the Eniwetok Atoll had been. completed and the Task Groun
was preparing for the KING Syent.
This installment wil] be an attempt to coyer MEKE Event in the operational
asnects of the Task Groun's participation.
the KI*G Event in the eane manner.
A later installment wit] cover
Any occurrences that do not pertain to
the operational aspects ef these events will be included in the final
instaliment dating from the last date covered in the preceding (5th) install-
ast.
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The MIKE Event. will be treated under five headings:
I
«= General
II
« Eva@uation and Re-entry
III = Security operations
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~ Support of the Scientific Projects
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= Atomic Defense (RadSafe)
Ay] elements of the Task Grour varticinated in the Event, éxcent the
33 LST 836 and the varderaft: YOG 69 and YON 146. The LST R36 iwas denloyed
to Bikini on 27 October.
At shot tine she was on standbv notice to effect
an evacuation of Binini if that became necessary.
The YON 146 had been
towed to Kwatalein bv the USS YUMA with the YOG 69 in company, where the
YON and tbe YOG merely waited out the shot phase pending return to Eniwetok,
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The
mmenced on § November,