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a, CJTF 7 and his staff will normally be based on Parry.
(After the first two shots at Bikini, CJTF 7 and most of his staff remained
at Parry even duff® the Bikini shots.)
b.
CTG 7.1 and major elements of the task units and staff sec-
tions will normally be located on Parry, although each staff section will have
an integrated advance section at Bikini.
ec. A capability of firing a shot at either atoll on the same day
will be maintained,
(This was done on two occasions, on one of which iden-
tical shot times were used at both atolls.)
Priority for firing will be given
Eniwetok from the timing and firing station on Parry, and at Bikini from
the timing and firing station on Enyu, using radio control from the USS
Curtiss when it is necessary to evacuate the Enyu firing station.
e. At Bikini all personnel except those in the firing station will
be evacuated for all shots; at Eniwetok they will be evacuated to Parry and
Eniwetok as necessary.
f.
The Task Force and Task Groups will be prepared to con-
duct all operations from afloat at Bikini after the first megaton shot there.
CTG 7.1 and staff plus representatives of certain scientific programs and
tNhed,
to Bikini Atoll shots.
d.
Firing of shots other than air drops will be accomplished at
projects and of TG 7.5 will operate from the TG 7.1 command ship, USS
Curtiss. (Since the Enyu camp was not contaminated or destroyed, it never
became necessary to accomplish this for longer than overnight.)
‘g. At Eniwetok the main camp will be located on Parry with
temporary work camps located on Rojoa, Runit, and Teiteiripucchi. At
Bikini temporary camps will be located on Enyu, Eninman, and Romurikku.
h.
Principal laboratory, machine shop, photographic, warehouse,
and stock room facilities will be located on Parry with limited field facilities located at Bikini.
i. Trailers, vehicles, equipment, etc., will be evacuated to
islands outside the danger area for each shot.
j. An emergency capability for post-shot evacuation of personnel
because of fallout will be maintained at both atolls. Such an evacuation will
not include equipment.
This concept provided a basis for the monthly status reports required
from the projects beginning in June 1955. The purpose of these status reports was to obtain from the project officers information as to how they
planned to carry out their experiments, their operational activities overseas,
and their estimated requirements for support including housing, office and
laboratory space, office furniture, communications, vehicles, boats, aircraft,
timing signals, photography, air and surface transportation, etc. A Project
Officers’ Meeting was scheduled at Los Alamos in July 1955 to orient
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