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order to suscessfully accomplish the reméining tasks a greater number
of personnel would be required, consequently a request was sent to,.
Headquarters JTF-7 for additional personnel.
On 8 January 1948, six Special Agents assigned to the 700X CIC
Detachment reported to Capt > and were assigned the task of implementing the Clearance program.
Shortly thereafter, on 12 January 1948, nine additional Special
Agents from the 401st CIC Detachment arrived.
Four of these agents
under Capt Sioa: were instructed to conduct the initial
Security Survey which entailed, (1) determining a method of landing
on each island, (2)
inspecting each island, (3) establishing a schedule
of inspection for each island.
The four remaining CIC agents were
assigned as Resident CIC Agents, one each to Engebi, Aomon, Runit and
Parry.
By 24 January 1948 upon the arrival of lst Lt ann
accompanied by 2nd Lt QM and 335 MP enlisted personnel
the security unit actually became a force.
This group of MP's was
utilized to strengthen our security units on Engebi, Aomon, Runit and
Parry.
Late in January 1948 regular security sweeps of the Eniwetok Atoll
were begun in which seourity personnel stationed on Engebi became re~
sponsible for sweeping the NW group of islands, security personnel on
Aomon became responsible for sweeping the NE group of islands while the
SE and SW groups of islands were checked by personnel stationed on
Eniwetok.
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