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general guide lines for planning, supplemented by the Movement Directive
and the Logistics Plan, detailed planning was begun throughout the elements of the group.
Movement Directive, The Movement Directive for Task Group 7.) ele-~
ments was drafted by the Operations Directorate and was forwarded to
Joint Task Foree SEVEN on 15 November 1957,
The directive, after coordi-
nation at Headquarters Joint Task Force SEVEN, was published on 9 January
1958 by Headquarters United States Air Force,22 The directive contained
the basic authority for preparation and movement of Task Group 7.1) elements to the Eniwetok Proving Ground,
Based upon this primary authority,
Major Air Coumands then issued specific movement orders for the particle
pating elements,
The Movement Directive provided for the movement of
282 officers and 1,10); airmen, and covered a movement period extending
from mid-December 1957 (retroactively) to mid-April 1958,
The Movement Directive gave pertinent information regarding the
placement of personnel on temporary duty orders,
Temporary duty was to
be limited as closely as possible to 180 days, although extensions beyond
that limit "may be approved by CIR JIF-7 upon request of CIR 1 Teh,"
these extensions to be limited to those personnel whose presence would
be essential to the continuance and safety of operations, Whenever pos=
sible, personnel whose period of temporary duty would exceed 180 days
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