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all means at the
disposal of the Joint Task Force and by requests
for information from neighboring commands in Japan
and Hawaii.
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The principal intelligence effort must be concentrated
in maintaining security. ‘The measures to insure
security consist of security drill and training to
prevent inadvertent disclosure of information and
in preventing unauthorized persons having access to
the area as well as the supervision of information
which is released to the press.
2.
SUMMARY OF ENEMY CAPABILITIES:
a.
It is considered that interference with the mission or
compromise of its activities could be effected by:
(1) Espionage: Espionage could be accomplished by the
penetration of personnel into the Task Force or
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the defection of personnel within the Task Force. __In addition, espionage could be accomplished by
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photographic means from ship, aircraft or submarine
with the latter two being most plausible. Sub-
marine approach within 1,500 yards or less of
important islands of the atoll or overflight by
enemy aircraft are possible. By such means periodic
photography and observation could record and interpret the progress, process of preparation, types—
.. of construction and the approximate time of inportant’ operations from the activities within the oe
atoll.
Sabotages Sabotage could be accomplished by the
penetration of personnel into the Task Force,
the defection of personnel within the Task Force
or, more remotely, by a raiding party landed from
the gea. Subversive action by these means could
run along the lines of the destruction of comunications and technical installation facilities
.within the atoll.
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(3) Overt Action by Vessel or Ayoratt; Overt action by
vessel or aircraft could take the form of attack by
bomb, gunfire or assault.
(4)
Raids:
Raids could be conducted by aggressive or.
surreptious methods under the cover of darkness
from combatant ships and submarines.
‘The landing
and recovery of raiders by submarine could be
“aecomplished under the conditions of darkness and the
confusion resulting from their activities.
(5) Observations By overt observation of activities
in the area from a vessel immediately outside the
three (3) mile limit, a determined ship commander
could, in part, compromise the operations.
(6)
Unauthorized Instrumentation:
Interference with the
mission could be accomplished by electronic counter—
measures by a vessel or aircraft operating some
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