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.
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carefullyscrutinizedidentification
credentialsbeforetake-of
f was
pemitted.
Thus,W a seriesof successiveand thoroughsecuritychecksat
the entrancewaysof progressively
more exclusivesecuri~ zones,and
with proportionately
finer gradationsof screening,all personnelwho
were proceedingtouaxdthe heart of the operationalarea were subjected
to the closestscrutiny.
d. Musters. At scheduled,althoughunannouncedtimes,all
personnelashoreand afloatwere musteredfor sightidentification
and
physicalcount. In additionto the obviousadvantageof protecting
personnelagainstphysicalharm, it providedJ-2 the opportuni~ to
check for the presenceof unaccountedfor or unidentifiedstragglers
and wanderers.
e. PhysicalSecurityChecks. All islandsin EhiwetokAtoll
were subjettedto frequentsecuri~ suaepsat unannouncedtbs
7.5 personnelcarriedby boat or llaisonaircraft.
Thus,
by m
.
a fittingclimaxwas providedfor a carefullyintegrated
personnelsecuritycontrolplan designedto preventthe ent~ of hostile
agentsto the inner
xwcesses
s
of a mid-oceanlaborato~ where the nationf
most closelyheld secretwas being tested.
5.
Temtim
All
Procedures.
personneldepartingfrom the
qulredto refreshtheirmemoriesas to
the
operaticmal
area,were re-
punitive provisicmsof the
AtomicEner~ Act, the EspionageAct, and the penaltlesfor Acing a
false offloialstatement. Oertlficates
nre requiredto the effoot
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