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Warrative.
Rear Admiral QQ, U.S. Navy, was designated as Commander Naval Task Group on 23 October 1947.
On-27, 28
and 29 October 1947, AdmiralaQi inspected the test site in
company with Commander Joint Task Force, Lieutenant General Qa
WK U.S. Army, and others.
Commander Navel Task Group then pro-
ceeded to Washington and engaged in conferences with Commander Joint
Task Force and the Test Director concerning the proposed schedule of
operations.
Various phases of operation "SANDSTONE,* as outlined in
JCS file 1795/6 end 1795/7, were discussed end a schedule of operations drawn up.
The Naval Task Group was given the responsibility
for various commitments beyond those covered in the Joint Chiefs of
Staff directives.
As a result of these. conferences, Commander Naval
fask Group decided that additional ships beyond those allocated by
the Joint Chiefs of Staff would be required to fulfill these commit-
ments properly.
The Naval Task Group, as originally constituted by
JCS directives, consisted of 18 ships, 6 craft, 8 helicopters and a
patrol unit, with a total complement of about 4500 men.
In riew of
the requirements for additional ships, the Commander Naval Task Group
requested that CNO assign the following ships to the Naval Task Group:
(1), a water distillation ship (since all the estimates that water
distillation capacity available afloat and ashore would be sufficient
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