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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-

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