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d. Personnelof JTl?-7cooperatedwell in exercisingvoluntary
censorship of their personal communications. No evidence exists
that classified information of vital nature leaked to the general
publio through personal communications.
e.
Only a local cover plan -s
utilized in Hawaii to screen
the movement of initial construction troops.from Oahu to the forward
ereas, although an approved, overallcover plan for the entireopera-
tion was formulatedby J-2 in Washingtonby early October,1947.The
mastercover planwas not implementedsinoean officialpress releaserelativeto the operationwas anticipatedmomentarily.
f. J-2 constantlyendeavoredto downgradethe militarysecurityclassifications
of JTF-7matters. The originalplanningphaee
clasaifioations
were downgradedsubstantially
in Deoember,1947. The
po8t-SANDSTONE
militarysecurityclassifications
recommendedby J-2,
were appmred by the JCS and AFSWP on 15 May 194S. The JTF-7Documente Classification
Board accomplisheddowngradingof JTF-7-iaeued
documentsafter oarefulreview as appropriate.
g.
The Assistant Chief of Staff, J-2 coordinated with the
staff Public Relations Officer in formulating proposed Task Foroe polioy on public releases for the approval of CJTF-7. J-2SS primary in-
terestwa8 to prose-m the integrityof existingoategorieeof military
olaesifiedinformation.Particularattentionwae gi~n to screening
out of any p;oposednewspaperrelease,the targetdates for particular
tests,the generaltime of the testsand any fiot revealingthe nature
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