.
.
the JointProof-TestConmittee, including Dr. Darol K. Froman as the
Mode
Comission representative. A numberof an~nts
~r~
mad. before the papr was app~~d
we~
by the Joint Proof-Test Conmrittee
on 13 October. The next day it was approved by the Planners of the
&my, Navy and Air Force, after which it was published aS JCS ~n5/6*
A lastminuteadditionto the paperafter its approvalby the planners
was a p=agraph on the disposition
of the surpluspropertyon &iwetok
whichhad alreadybeen soldto the Chtiese. This pointhad previously
been overlookedin preparation
of the paper,but was most importantto
the overallsecurityof the project. The solutionproposedto the Joint
Chiefsinvolvedworkingout a planwith the ForeignLiquidationCodmniSsion eitherto retur this property to American control, to expedite its
.
removal by the Chinese, or to move it to anotherlocation.
on 18 October1947,the JointChiefsof Staffapp~ved the
recommendations
made in JCS 1795/6with one =n~nt.
The amendment
involvedthe deletionof the line indicatingthat one of the Deputy
Co-ders
(AdmiralParsons)comanded the Naval Task Group,since
AdmiralDenebrinkhaa been designatedas Naval Task GroupC&nander
by the Chiefof Naval Operationsin amemrsndumto the JointChiefs
of Staffdated 16 October1947, (JCS 1795/7)0 This change,withouta
corresponding
changein the Air Task Group comand channel,resulted
in an unbalancedorganization
which continuedto causesome confusion
even in laterphasesof the operation,as GeneralKepner,on the Air
Force side,remainedboth DeputyCcmander and Commander,~
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