B, SZJURITY PATROLS, SURFACT AND AIR Not applicable during this reporting period. C. INTRA-ATOLL AND INTER-ATOLL TRANSTORTATION The Task Group Boat Pool (TU 132.32.1) was moved to the Forward Area in two vessels, the USS OAK HILI (1SD-7) and USS TORTUGA (1SD~26), both arriving at Enivetok on 31 July 1952. ‘he OAK HILL reported to the Task Group as mother ship for the Boat Pool and activated the Service and a Harbor Control Element (TF 132.32) of which the ‘oat Pool is a Task Unit. Five (5) 100, (5) LCM, and three (3) ICPI were lifted in the OAK HILL and TORTUGA. Other craft for the Boat Fool (14 LCM, 1 LOPL) were lifted by MSTS shipping and most of them were at Eniwetok on arrival of the OAK HILL. There was 1 AVR yet to come. One AVR had arrived but was not yet fully operable due delay in receiving electronic equipment. The I1CU's and boats lifted in the ISD's were made operable immediately. Few, if any, repairs to boats drawn from storage had been made prior to their assi mment to the Task Group, and considerable time and effort in the forward erea was required to render them operational. Boat Pool operations in intra-atoll trans ortation developed rapidly durinz the ‘last half of this period. However it is believed thet details _ of operation can best be covered in one installment and wild be so cover7 ed in the next report. At this stage it can be noted that one concept of Task Force Boat Pool operatichs had been changed. Originally, as noted inthe first — BEST AVAILABLE COPY 67