Standing Operating Procedure Number 172-701

(Cont'd)

a. Operation IVY: A Historical Report to the Joint
Chiefs of Staff by Major General >. W. Clarkson, U.S. Amy,
Commander, Joint Task Force 3132 = the narrative history of Oper-

ation IVY to be prepared in the Headquarters, JTF 132.
b.

Final Report. by the Commander, Joint Task Force 132-

the report to be submitted by the Commander, Joint Task Force 132,

to the Joint Chiefs of Staff at the conclusion of the operation.

ce. Historical Installment - the narrative report which
will be submitted to Headquarters, JTF 152, by the Task Group
Commanders as scheduled by the Staff Historian, Headquarters, JTF 132.
d. Final Report by the Commander, Task Group = the report
to be submitted by each Task Group Commander at the conclusion of

the operation.
e.

Historical Narrative ~ the narrative account to be

prepared in Headquarters, JIF 132, by the Staff Divisions when and

if requested by the Staff Historian, Headquarters, JTF 132.

5. SUBMISSION. The Staff Historian, Headquarters, JTF 132,
will be responsible to the Commander, Joint Task Force 132, for the
researching and writing of the Operation IVY History. The information
provided by the divisions of Headquarters, JTF 132 and the Historical

Instaliments submitted by Task Group Commanders will constitute a

major source for the writing of the History and in the compilation of

the Final Report by the Commander, Joint Tesk Force 132, in orde.
that deadlines for the Commander, Joint Task Foree 132 may be met,
it will be necessary that the Task Group Historical Installments be
submitted by the dates scheduled by the Steff Historian for the
respective Task Groups. Task Group Final Reports will be submitted
25 days after the final detonation.
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6. GENERAL; Requests for information addressed to Staff Div- |
dsions, Headquarters, JTF 132, will be either accompanied by outlines
or stated as specific questions, Task Group Commanders will be furnished separate directives accompanied by tables for periods covered
and schedules for dates of submission of Historical Installments as

appropriate to each Task Group.

A detailed format for guidance in

the preparation of the Historical Installments has been published as
SOP 210-2. A format for guidance in preparation of the Final Reports
by Task Group Commanders will be published at a later date.

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