~. .d- 9! connectedtherewithdifficult,snd the resultantliaisonwork, time consumbg. These difficulties were as folMua: (1) The lack of a naval officerin J-1 prior to 3 October. Procurementof Navaland Marhe Corpspersonnelpriorto that date was difficult due to lack of knowledgeof Navy procedure. (2) A predominantportionof the personnelrequired had to be securityclearedwhich requiredspecial arrangementsto be made for swh clearancesin w caseslong beforethe personnelhad to report for duty with the JTF. (3) The dates and placesfor staging persomel for overseasshipnwntwere frequentlyindefiniteand constantlychanging. (4) The specM.ized nature of many of the personnel required,made necemary a large volumeof requests by name, examinationof records,and additional personalliaisonwith procuringagencies. d. Fol.lou-u~:Havingin mind that failureto securepersonnel, properlyqualifiedand avdl.ableuhen and where required,would seriously impairthe eucceaaof the JTF operation,a plan providingfor complete detailedfollow-upwas institutedeffectivewith initialprocurements. The follow-upsystemincludedthe followingmeasuxws: (1) A progresschart showiugall *ages on all Persmel procurementrequestsin detailwas Institutedand 7 SectionI * ,