CHAPTERIll, SECTION 4 the use of a special ozalid typewriter ribbon which produces legible copies. A comparative study of the old and new methods of PSQ preparation indicated that 30 minutes of typing time was saved on each PSQ by the new system. In the process of re-instating security clearance, it is estimated that about one and one-half hours of typing time will be saved on each application. The responsibility for processing and se- curing all travel requirements for off-continent and stateside personnel was a function of the Travel Section. In addition, all documents in connection with visitor clearance to AEC, DOD, and, or Contractor installations were prepared by Clerical & Travel Section. ed to sign and issue Government Travel Orders to the EPG. Assistant Security Officers at the Home Office and members of the staff of the Honolulu Office Manager also were so designated, as required. Excellent liaison, nationally and locally, with governmental agencies, particularly with offices of the AEC, was enjoyed throughout the Operation and aided greatly in maintaining high standards of security. In furtherance of the goal of achieving a favorable security record, confer- ences were held at ALOO and in Los Angeles with representatives of the Test Division Security Office, the Office of Personnel Security, and the Classification Division of ALO, Adminis- During the peak of the Operation, Wage and Salary analysts were stationed at both atolls. Merit increases were checked out with appropriate Supervision and all reclassifications were investigated to ensure that individuals possessed the required qualifications for change of assignment or promotion. Temporary reclassifications met all special Jobsite needs, such as Foremen for special work of a temporary nature or the need for a replacement from assigned personnel trative agreements relative to clearance processing with the Office of Personnel Security and the Test Division Security Office resulted in a reduction of the time required to obtain securi- EPG. These were due mainly to the individual’s interpretation of his off-continent contract rather than to timekeeping or classification error. an “L” clearance. at Jobsite. Only 13 wage claims were filed at SECURITY. The Security Officer was responsible for the over-all security program, including physical security, information control, and classification at the Home Ofice, Honolulu Office, and at the EPG. The responsibility for the administration of the security program for H&N at the EPG was delegated to the Jobsite Security Officer. The HomeOffice Security Officer was responsible for selecting and properly indoctrinating Jobsite security personnel prior to their departure for overseas assignment. Assistant Security Officers were assigned to the EPG to assist the Job- site Security Officer at Eniwetok and Bikini Atolls and at Johnston Island upon the activation of that site. Security activities for H&N in the Territory of Hawaii were handled by the Honolulu Office Manager, with technical guid- ance provided by the Home Office Security Officer. Security forms, including identification cards and badges, were controlled by the Home Office Security Section. AEC identification cards were issued to all employees whose duties re- quired travel to the EPG to serve both as a meansof identification and to provide for the employee’s re-entry into the United States. The Manager, Personnel & Security Department, the Home Office Security Officer, and the Honolulu Office Manager were designated as Adjutants General for TG 7.5 of JTF-7 and were empowerPage 356 ty clearance. On 9 May 1957 the AEC granted the au- thority to H&N to determine an employee’s suitability for employment in an uncleared status and to assign him to the EPGas a “Good Security Risk.” It was required that any employee granted this approval be processed for at least In addition to the Home Office location at 828 South Figueroa Street, facilities were maintained at 751 and 816 South Figueroa Street, and at 849 South Broadway, Los Angeles, California. The Records Center was located at 1335 South Figueroa Street, Los Angeles, Cali- fornia. Also, AEC “Q”-cleared subcontractor facilities were maintained at Hollywood Accessories Company, 1612 West Washington Boulevard, Los Angeles; B-P Blueprint Company, 747 South Figueroa Street, Los Angeles; and Allied Blueprint & Supply Company, 808 South Fig- ueroa Street, Los Angeles, California. Periodic inspections of the various phases of the H&N security program at ducted by Security Energy Commission. Data material in the these facilities were conInspectors of the Atomic Storage for all Restricted Home Office was maintain- ed in the Project Files at the 849 South Broadway location. Repositories containing classified information at all locations utilized by H&N were checked by members of the Guard Force at least hourly during non-working hours. Also, periodic inspections of repositories were made by a representative of the Security Officer to check classified inventories. All Home Office employees received an initial security indoctrination lecture upon receipt of their clearance and participated in a semiannual re-indoctrination program. This educational effort was based upon a lecture series augmented byvisual aids. At EPG all incoming and outgoing employees received security lec-