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SECURITY INFORMATION
HISTO:ICAL INSTALLMENT NO. II
SECTION I
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ORGANIZATION ©
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BUILDUP _OF THE TASK GROUP, THE STAFF AND THE BOAT POOL
The only significant build-up during this period was the
formation of the Task Grouo Commander's Staff.
A slight chance
developed in the mission of the Navy Task Groun in that all persone
nel, including the Firing Party, would require evacuation from ENIWE..
TOK ATOLL during "MIKE" Shot.
CinCPacFlt approved the installation
of Pydrophones in lieu of Sone-buoys as a harbor defense measure
for the Atoll and early in April, initiated a request to Chief of
Naval Onerations for the establishment of an Underwater Netection
Unit to man the Hydrophone installation.
The first officer for the Task Groun Commander's Staff, LCDR
A. P. Boileau, SC, USN, reported on 10 March.
He was the first of
six who had been requested for early reporting (by 1 March).
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early. date was not met, due to a general shortage of officers in the
Navy and the short notice (only about two months) given the Bureau
of Naval Personnel to vrocure the officers.
By 7 April, five of the
six officers had revorted and LODR Dedarnatt of CJTF=132 Headquarters
Staff had been slated to be the sixth.
LCDR DeJarnatt was working
in tre Task Grouno Staff on a full-time basis from early March.
BEST AVAILABLE COPY
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CJTF-132 letter to BuPers (via CNO) dated 6 Feb 1952.
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