After March 1, 1951, by order of the Commanding General, Joint Task Force Three, who had assumed control of the test operation, the limiting date for "P" approval personnel on Parry Island was advanced to March 15, 1951, and later to April 2, 1951. Om April 2, 1951, a total of 31 "P" approval personnel concerning whom derogatory information had been developed were removed from the Jobsite, and the re- mainder of the noncleared personnel, both military and civilian, were limited to Parry and Eniwetok Islands (not including exelusion areas). Uncleared boat personnel were permitted to operate their boats but could not land except on Eniwetok and Parry Island. These regulations remained in effect until the end of the operational period. CLEARANCE STATISTICS Table 7.2-1 shows clearance statistics by months; Table 7.2-2 shows submissions, receipts, and average times required for "P* approval and "Q" clearances; and Table 7,2-3 gives an analysis of overall clearance activities. The total number of cases partially or con- pletely processed for all types of clearance action was 8462. The total number of "P" approvals received was 4072. The total number of *Q" clearances received was 3237, including 350 "Q" reinstatements and 13 "QE's." It should be noted that in a large majority of cases the same indivudual was processed for a "P* approval and later for a "Q* clearance. The discrepancy between the receipts and submissions is accounted for in part by the fact that many men were processed whose clearance did not proceed to the point where a clearance was granted or denied. These included those whose employment processing was stopped because of failure to qualify physically, loss of interest in the job because of the time required to obtain clearance, stoppage of clearance because of unfavorable reference checks, uncompleted processing, orders to military services, etc, Also included were cases where clearance was denied for security reasons. In addition to the mumber of men recorded as being not available for hire after being nrovessed, there were many more who lost interest in the job upon being informed that clearance was necessary and that any type of clearance would require at least 30 days. There were also 1065 men who were not available for hire after clearance was finally received. The great majority of these were "P" approval cases. As shown, the time required to fully process a "P" approval averaged about 30 days, throughout the operation. This average included approximately 900 local check "P* approvals in Honolulu and elsewhere which averaged less than one week each. The over-all average time required appears excessive in view of the fact that Holmes & Narver clearances were assigned a high priority and presumably had special handling in transit. Its adverse effect on hiring, especially in the earlier stages of the operation when "P* approvals only were required, was considerable. 7-10