The Commander, JTF 17, coordinated the activities of TG 7.1 and
TG 7.5 through the Deputy Commander for Scientific Matters, in accordance
with existing AEC@@ITF 7 policy agreements. Late changes in the commanders and key personnel of JTF 7, TG 7.1, and TG 7.3 prevented the
early establishment of the close relationships at the highest levels which
are so important in this kind of operation. However, overseas such relationships were rapidly established. Relations with the Task Force and other
Task Groups were cordial and the support received from them was generally
excellent.
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Table 3.1 lists the key personnel of TG 7.1.
_3.3
ADVISORY GROUP
members of the Task Group and Task Force on technical problems. Seventeen members of T-Division represented the design interests of LASL at the
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As shown in the organization chart, the Advisory Group consisted of
experts in various fields who advised the Task Group Commander and the
PPG during part of Redwing.
Their primary mission was to interpret the
experiment and to determine the final design of the
They determined in the field
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A. Werner provided advice in
the field on UCRL mechanical engineering problems, and E. J. Daly on UCRL
electronic engineering problems. Roy Reider, assisted by. other members of
the LASL Safety Group, provided advice and supervision in saféty matters at
both atolls.
3.4
3.4.1
PLANNING AND TRAINING
Programs, Concepts, and Schedules
After the completion of Castle, planned test series were Teapot,
scheduled for the late winter and spring of 1955, and Dixie for the fall of
1955, both in Nevada. By December 1954 much-work had been done on the
Nevada shot programs but comparatively little on Redwing. A nebulous list
of —_— ae, shots at that time included for LASL a
fects, probably an air drop), and one unnamed shot. All of these but
would probably be barge shots. For UCRL it seemed probable that there
would be two highly instrumented shots, one at Bikini (Eninman) and one at
Eniwetok (Eberiru).
Since this program appeared similar in scope to Castle, preliminary
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