the ESTES and RENDWA, The HAMAKAGON, tn addition, filled all POL tanks
on Perry ani Enivetek Islands, One other POL replenishment by TOLOVARA
tock placs on 30 Septenber. This was satisfactory and events procesded
without incident. Duting the peried of this report the logistics Officer
attended many evacuation conferenceg at the mr 152 Esadquarters. ‘As e
aSeea
result of these conferences many points vere settled in connection with
the planned evacuation of the Atoll. Some ofthesevere:
the appointment
of TW's of embarked troops; the firming up of troop concentration sreas
ashore, and the like. The chief stumbling block te orderly planning of |
the evacuation from a Naval point of view was thefact that Task Group
132.1 had no fire requirenents far passenger space (by name) aboard the
transports and other ships of the Navy Task Group.
This precluded ths
customary MSTS pre-enbarkation billeting. ss late as M-7 there vere more 7a!
than 40 changes being made daily to the Task Group 232.1 passenger lists.
‘The lists thenselves vere not made .cut until M9,
Since that time core
rections and changes have been almost contimous.
As early as 2h June
1952, the Commander Taek Group 132.3 in a letter, serial 0041, forwarded
via the “task Force Comandet, to Commander Task Group 132.1 requested that
each passenger-carrying ship of the Navy Task Group and the Commander of
MSTS, Pacifie (for forwarding to MSTS ships) be provided « passenger list.
with names, rank and rate of personnel that were to be evacuated. As of
26 October these lists had not been provided by Commander Task Group 132.2.
letters were written on the seme date to Camander Task Group 132.2
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