JIF SEVEN
INFO: ALOO, LASL, LRL
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THE ONLY FEASIBLE ALTERNATIVE TO THE EPG WAS THE OPEN-SEA AREA
GENERALLY SOUTH OF THE ISLAND OF HAWAII IN THE HAWAIIAN CHAIN. IT WAS
ALSO DETERMINED THAT SEVERAL TECHNICAL ASPECTS OF SUCH AN OPERATION
SHOULD BE FURTHER EXPLORED IN ORDER TO DEMONSTRATE THE PRACTICALITY OF
THIS OPERATION.
PARA.
CONSEQUENTLY, ON 18'FEBRUARY 1959, DMA IN TWX (REF MAT:SWJ,
INFO JTF-7) DIRECTED ALOO TO "EXPLORE FURTHER THE USE OF PEARL HARBOR
AND HILO WITH PARTIQULAR EMPHASIS ON SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS ON THE
HOT-DRY RUN REQUIREMENT."
PARA. WE RECOGNIZE THAT, IF SUCH AN OPERATION WERE TO BE CONDUCTED
IN EXPEDITED TIME SCALES, THE COMMANDER, JOINT TASK FORCE SEVEN SHOULD
BE IN A POSITION TO ENABLE THE FORMULATION OF A SPECIFIC DETAILED
OPERATIONS PLAN AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. THEREFORE, w WOULD LIKE TO
FURNISH THE COMMANDER, JOINT TASK FORCE SEVEN WITH ALL POSSIBLE
ASSISTANCE IN PROVIDING L:IFORMATION TO DEVELOP SPECIFIC PLANNING FACTORS
FOR THE FORMULATION OF A DETAILED OPERATIONS PLAN.
PARA. IN COMPLYING WITH THE INSTRUCTIONS OF THE DIRECTOR OF MILITARY
APPLICATION IN HIS FEBRUARY 18 TELETYPE, THE MANAGER OF THE ALBUQUERQUE
OPERATIONS OFFICE HAS PROPOSED THAT A SMALL TEAM OF TECHNICALLY
QUALIFIED PEOPLE VISIT THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS.
IN INFORMAL DISCUSSION
AMONG MEMBERS OF THE STAFF OF DMA, ALOO, AND JOINT TASK FORCE SEVEN,
BY
TASK
THE
SEVEN
MILITARY COMMANDERS
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THAT
U. 5S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
FELT THAT
THE