.

The JointSecurityGroup garrisonat EngebiIsland
conductedsecuritysweepsof the islandsto the northwest of that island. It also maintained12 hour observationposts to the seawardand on the lagoonside.
The securitypersonnelat Aomon Islandmade sweepsof
the islandsnorth as far as ~13gebi
Islandand to the
southas far as Runit Island. The otherislandsof the
atollwere inspectedby JointSecurityGrouppersonnel
from EniwetokIsland.
5. The SecurityControlof Photography.In order that therewould
be no leakageof informationfrom photographicsourcesto unauthorized
personnelor agencies,all photographyrelatingto operationSANDSTOm
was subjectedto rigid securitycontrols.
a. PersonalPhotograp~. For purposesof simplif@ng the task
o“fadministering
such controls,personalphotographyin the operational
not only the making
area was prohibited. This injunctioncontemplated
of photographswith privatelyownedequipmentbut with camerasissued
to membersof all governmentagencieswho had not been designatedas
officialphotographersor photographicscientists~

the Commanderof

JotitTask Force Seven. The possessionof photographicequipmentor
or scientistswithinthe
suppliesby other than officialphotographers
operationalarea was strictlyforbidden.
b. OfficialPhotography.
10 Importanceof Controls. From the raw materialsto the
finishedproductit was imperativethat all photographic

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