we 33208 2269 ~ v 10 MAR 1958 SWPSG BT SUBJECT: Emergency Medical Team for Operation HARDTACK (U) RG 374 Derense Nuccesa : Swey Department of the Army Location BARC Vashington 25, B.C. Atcessou. 63- a ‘7 Fs Ber. 3/s Tolder€76.5 Hoasrack— a2. Aeference is meade to: a. Pe ~ 1488 Letter, SVPSC 337, this besdquarters, 3 April 1956, eubject: “Establishment of Medica] Research Teams," ani ist Indorsement, MEDNE 334 (Tesms), your officc, 27 April 195%. b. Letter, SYPSC 337, this headquarters, 26 July 1956, subject: "“Disestablichmer*t of Medical Research Teems.* &. Referenced correspondence concerned the esteblishment of an emergency medical tearm tc be celled in the evert cf a contaminating Qisaster Curing Cperetion REDVIIK, ané the eventuel disesteblichwent of the team with the terminetian of the operation. 3. At the request of Joint Task Force BEVEN and ir response to informal conversations vith renpresertatives of your office, it has beer acree4’ to re-establish an emergency medical team during Operation HARDTACK, which would function ir cease of an incident such as the CASTLE-Bravo evert in March 1954. It te requested thet five (5) orders to Joint Task Force SEVEN during the period 1 April 1958 to 1 September 1956. It is further requested thet their names be furnished to Joint Task Force SEVEN directly, with a copy to this headquarters, so the Task Force can issue eppropriate orders moving then to the scene of such an incident in cuse of necessity. ws qualified medical officers be placed on an alert basis with stand-by Maupin, TSG; Capt Dickens ,Bu/Med-Surg, USN; Col Lechausse, USAF; and Col Hanson, Field Command. q! Ub? Thigseetion hes been coordinated with: Dr.Powell, PHS; Dr. Dunning, AEC; Col JO3SST6— oot M/R: At the request of JIF-7 this headquarters is formulating an emergency medical team to ~ called in the event of a contaminating disaster during Oper.HARDTACK. This action requests that qualified personnel be placed on an alert status and that their names be furnished to vTF-7. Cc RAPE AND” © SURNAME oF 2 . . furnished: Field Command — “/o © hosts excl COORDINATING OFFICERS - [Lg SWPSG SWPCS z * Bae ~ “ « o FOR THE CHIEF, AF QRAFTER IDENT aga It Col : Stsene CLASSTEIER, UGRabk Rebk d@5grade " DATE — Pa oy Bach © -?fone ©f $+—-Tnw 18672 52793 © ta Surname Initials of Typist Rm No Tel Ext ELST UE ; 2. b