SECRET SECURITY INFORMATION SECTION IT A. COST AND FUNDING As of 30 April 310,093.96 had been expended to fit out office scace for the Task Group Commander's Staff. The military peyrol) for the period amounted to 311,576.00. B. PERSONNEL ~ Certain shivs, having been notified of thetr“nomination for service in the Task Grour, made reouests through their type commanders to the Bureau of Naval Personnel to provide for vermanency of versonnel, both officers and crews, durine their overational veriod in the Task Force. The Bureau, after consultation with this Staff, arreed on the need for nernanency and indicated these requests would receive favorable consideration, setting 15 January 1953 as terminal date for planning. C. “STIVATES OF FLEET UNITS GR ELEMENTS, THEIR AVAILABILITY AND THSIR DASIGNATION FOR USE IN T.G. 132.3 Fleet units nominated for the Task Group and the planned tenta- tive task organization at the date (30 Avril) of this instaljment were as follows: Fleet Unit Approximate Availability Date USS CURTISS (AV.4,) 1 Aug US: ESTES (AGC.12) 10 Oct Task Unit Assienment 132.3.1 Weavons Unit 132.3.2 Transport Unit BEST AVAILABLE COPY -