?
d.
Coordination
with PJuJDIV
A’S and MATS on air shipments
e*
security,
f.
Coordination on matters affect%
g.
Coordination on contracts being administered by the Chief
f mm oak
of
Engineers
JTF-7 shippi~.
(Western Ocean Division) andby the Navy.
.
0HAPTE8 TWO - -Dt
of JTE-7 ~s
~to
Milit~
s ds.
1. One 31 October 1947 General Hull read to CINCPAC (Admiral
Sallada), CG, P4AIRCOM, then 7thAY
(General liooten),and CG, PACDIV
d!S (General Nowlaad), a memorandum on this sub~ect and obtained cocurrences therein. The memorandum was never signed or published for outside diasemindion.
It ia att~ohed au Annex U
In general, the concept
?rovided that Commander JTF-7 would exercise overall direction
of all
JTlfelementsamd would ixasure
coordination
of supportrenderedby the
- localcommands,includingsecuritymeesures. u
be est.blisheii
~t.Eniwetoktier the ~
islandcommandwould
Task Group Commander. The
iel~d command at Xwajaleinwould remain with the present commander, whos
however, assumed a dual role and while continuing to report to CINCPAC
on CXNCPAC matters would report direct to CJTP-7 on J19’matters~ Admin-
nomal service
istration and logisticsupportwas to be handled.through
channelsinmofaras possible. In additionto the above action, General
Hull personally briefed principal U&HPAO
2*
staff members.
The above action didmuoh to clarify the JTF-7 problems to
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