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Teletypes. Teletype service was furnished at both locations for the
entire TG and accounted for the greatest portion of the total work load.
During Redwing, thefollowing teletype traffic was handled by the two offices:
Classified Outgoing
1,300
Unclassified Outgoing
Unclassified Incoming
4,840
5,860
Classified Incoming
Total
Official Correspondence and Personal Mail.
1,950
13,950
The TG Mail and Records
Section normally handled official correspondence only for LASL, NRL, and
UWFL. However, service was provided for UCRL, DOD, SC and EG&G until
these organizations had their own mail system in operation. Personal mail
was handled in a like manner,
Interatoll Mail. The TG 7.1 Mail and Records Section operated a daily
pouch between the mail rooms at Eniwetok and Bikini Atolls. This service
was available to all units of the TG and permitted the rapid transmission of
unclassified and classified (up to and including Secret RD) correspondence
between sites.
Reading File.
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A TG Reading File was maintained by the Parry Island
office. This file consisted of copies of outgoing correspondence and tele~
types, and was circulated among the headquarters staff sections.
3.13.2
Other Communications
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The CJTF 7 assigned the following communication responsibilities to
TG 7.1 for Operation Redwing:
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a.
Provide, operate, and maintain special communications-electronics
equipment required for conduct of scientific test programs.
b. Initiate voice-time broadcast for all elements of the Task Force.
c. Prepare a TG 7.1 Telephone Directory.
d, Coordinate special communication requirements originated by subordinate task units.
The CTG 7.5 provided long range communications, including cryptographic service for this task group. The planning for communication facil-
ities and services for Redwing was based on lessons learned during Castle,
plus requirements submitted by the various projects of this task group in
their monthly status reports,
In order to eliminate mutual interference on long range circuits, the
receiving antenna farm was moved from Eniwetok Island to Japtan Island
and the transmitter farm was re-engineered to provide for a maximum
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