(iim. wee Oper: tion Plan CTG 7,3 No. 1-53 Task Group 7,4 (utr Force) BRIG GEN d. M. ESTES, USat Task Group 7.5 WZEC Base Facilitios) Mr, Jenes E, REAVES, «BC a, ENIWETO“/BILINI Danger Area is that area enconpassing BULWETOL and BIKINI «atolls end bounded by tho meridians 16C° 35' B end 166° 16! E and by the perallels 10° 15' N and 12° 45! N, an urea of 159 by 349 miles, other area definition, sce paragraph 1 CJSEVEN OpPlan 3-53, ee Intelligence, Security and Public Information ~ Annex D, For 2. Mission, The mission of Task Group 7.3, broadly stated, i» to provide tae necessary afloat support, including an evacuation capability, for the Joint Task Force Commender end other task groups of Joint Task Forco SEVEN, and to provide for the security of the ExIWETOK/BIKIN Denger arca, 3, Tasks «ssigned Task Group 7.3: a. Provide for the security of the EXIWETOK/BIKINI Danger irca by? (1) Maintaining the status of the "Clesed urea”, (2) Detecting, wernin,; and escorting uneuthorized vessels and air- creft out of the Denger area, be Provide suitable water transpertation, air and surfece escort and shipboerd assenbly facilities for the wecpons and devices to meet the requirenents of the Commander, TG 7.1. c,. Provide shipboard command end control facilities for CJTIY SEVEN, with command and administretive spree for CTG 7,1, CTG 7.4, and CTG 7,5 afloat, a, Assume operrtional control of inter-island helicopter sirlift systen at BIKINI and provide ship to shore rnd inter-island surfece snd helicopter transportation, primarily at BILINI, to include flights for damege survey and recovery of scientific data. e. Provide shipboard facilities to house designated clements of the joint tesk force while afleat, including pre-shot evecuntions cs directed ty CJTF JEVEN, f. Suppert TG 7,1 dircetly with ships, aircraft end small craft re- quired in experiments and projects and rs otherwise directed ty CUTF SEVEN,