SECTION III OPERATIONEL PLANNING A. ’ MOVEMENT TO AND RENDEZVOUS IN THE FORWARD ARGA. ts tire for the operational phase of, Operation IVY drawe nearer, the revorting of ships and units to the Task Group becomes a matter of amticiracios, Current fleet employment of most, units dictate their _ arrivel at or near the orerating area before such reporting. Excertions expected arc the USS LST 836, expected to report 4 Pearl Harbor and the USS CURTISS which may report at San Francisco, for movement to the operating area and subsequent operations. It was known, also, that the USS RENDOVA would be in San Diego, California, to load aircraft of Task Croup 132.4 for transportation to the Forward Area, It is expected that the Task Group Commander's Staff, less the Task Group Commander and a small operational staff embarking in the USS CURTISS, will move to the RENDOVA on 25 August, probably at San Franciscs. B. | SECURITY PATROLS, SUTFACE AND AIR Planning for Security Patrols is covered in following annexes to Task Group Oneration Plan No, 1-523 Annex T aes Annex 5 Aerial Search and C.A;P. Plan € Annex R - Surface Search Plan Contect Identification and Development Procedure Annex U ~ Air Defense Plan As of the end of the veriod, Annex U was still under preparation. The vlans call for surface search end entiesubmarine patrols in the vicinity of EXIVETCK Atoll to be carried out by 4 DDEs, sweeping with o ‘radar an? sonar in accordance with type directives, n” 37 _ BEST AVAILABLE COPY et ar