SECRET Naval Ordnance Laboratory Chiefs of Departmentof the Army GeneralStaffSections conoerned with problems of specific nature relating to Task Forceoperations Deprtment of the Army Technicsl Semnices and any subordinate agencies of the above where direction was involved. 5. Operations. a. Operationsin the Rear Echelonwere based solelyupon directivesand policiesoriginating with Heeflqurterss Joint Task Force Seven,and directlyinvolvedrepresenting the Task Force Commander b all mattersrequiringZom of the Interioraction. As the liaisonchannelbetweenthe Task Force Comrandm and the Service Agenciesin Washington,D. C., the Rear Echelonwas expectedtobe able t’ofimnish prorptbriefingon projectinformationprtaining to all agenoies of the Army, Navy and Air Forcewho were involved in anyway with Joint Task Foroe Seven. Operationsfor this period fall into the followinggeneralcategories.All acticmsinvoIv@ Joint Chief’s of Staff decisiom and Departmentmatterswere handled throughLt. ColonelPeisingerwho was assignedas liaisonfor Plans end OperationsDivision. (1) Immediatefollowup of the movementsof Headquarterselementsto the operationalarea in terms of logisticaland supportproblems. 5 Section V-a SECRET

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