establishing planning criteria. Numerous conferences between staff nanbers of Headquarters JT¥F-132 and the various Task Group's failed to elicit firm schedules. Despite mmerous requests by this Task Group, the detadled passe enger lists, loading lists, loading schedules, and related information could not be obtained from Task Group 132.1. However enough information was obtain ed by 25 October to enable Commander Task Group 132.3 to publish his Operation Order 2-52 which covers, in general, the evacuation amd shot phase period. E. PLANNING FOR OPERATIONS DURING SHOT PHASE The stationing of major units of the Task Group during the Shot Phase depends upon the projeot equipment which Task Group 132.1 has placed aboard ships. Throughout the latter part of September and the month of October experiments were conducted to determine the cptimum positioning of vessels and planes, Based on this data and evacuation criteria established in Task Force Taak Group conferences operational planning for the shot pericd was completed on 25 Ootober, and was culminated in the publishing of ComTaskGroup Operation Order 2-52: . ¥, PLANNING FOR RE-ENTRY At this time the planning for reentry is the subject of intensive study. All of the planning criteria have yet to be established, - BEST AVAILASLE COPY 98