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OPERATIONS ORDER No, 1°53
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TASK GROUP 7.4, PROVISIONAL
Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico
15 August 1953, 1800 T
'Wc.S. Navy Hydrographic Chart No. 5203, North
Chart Referencés:
Peacific Ocean, Marshall Islands,
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‘Navy Hydrographic Chart No. 6032, North
_..Pezeifie Ocean, Marshall Islands ~ Northern:
Peart, BIKINI ATOLL.
‘e. U.-5. ‘Navy Hydrographic Chart. No. 6033, Marshall
Isclands, ENIWETOK ATOLL,
a, U..S. Navy Hydrographic Chart No. 6709, Great
Cirele Distances and Azimths from ENIWETOK
ATTOLL,:
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o INTELLIGENCE SUMSMARY
a,
Summary of Enemy Situations
(subject to continual revision).
“ay theworld“political“Situation as of 15August 1953
shows & general picture of widespread political
unrest ian the following areas:
(a) The undeclared war in Korea between the Red
Chinese and the UN forces has ended since the
signing of a truce agreement. Peace talks are
ecatinuing with the Red Chinese government.
Tue process of exchanging prisoners of war, for
a long time the stumbling block for a peace
settlement, has commenced. Since the death
of Stalin, the USSR has adopted an outwardly
more conciliatory attitude toward the western
world.
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(b) In Indo-China, the Viet Minh battalions are in' "greasing their warfare againat the French
government forces..
(c)
The government in Iran has continued with a
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growing anti-American and anti-British attitude
and shows less ability to cope with the situation.
This coumtry is susceptible to further infiltration by Commmists.
(a)
In Argentina, the government is faced by in-
creasing tension as evidenced by bombings -
and acts of terrorism, ‘hestruggle in this
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area is Peron or anti~Peron rather than Commnists,
(e) The government of ‘Guatemala is ett gioginsted
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