FANACY ACT MATERIAL J-3/373 3 SUBJECT: REMOVED Airlift Operations 22 ifn 1954 Headquarters, Joint Task Force SEVEN, “PO 187 (HOW), c/o Tostuaster, Sen Francisco, California TO: Connmantcr, Task Group 7.4 Trovisional, 40 187, c/o Postmaster, San Francisco, California 1. Reference mregraphs 2 an? 3 cf basie Ictter. The recoirended water landing arce is approved an? will be used cxcept in absclute cnergcneics, 2. itcference paragrauh 5 basic letter. iction will be taken by this headquarters to sccurc cnc install buoy as roqucste?, 3. Reference paragraph 6, cftcer consultation with Task Group 7.1 and 7.5 it docs not eppear thet helicopter operations to an. from the watcr lanting area are required. Therefore, at this tiic the barre is not consiccred necessary. Sheul? a nec’ fer such beecrie apparent at a later tate, CTG 7.5 has inliectod that a 32 x 129 fect barj-c can be provize. For your informetion 2 pacdet voter whalo beat is availeble for treansfcr of passengers from amphibious aircraft te lerser boats or bargo. 4. icfcrence paerasraph 7, general egreet.cnt was reached in ccon= ference cn 17 March 1954, thet tewor ccntrel of cirlift aircraft cand helicopters operating in the Bikini are¢ will be excreisec by TG 7.4 represcntctives abeard the USS ESTES, It is therefore recemonted that the Task Group 7.4 Liciscn Offiecr be placed aboard the USS ESTES to function as you cesirc. iepresentatives of CTG 7.3 an’ CTG 7.4 attended the 17 Merch confercnec, minutes of which will be forwarded at an carly date. 5. iicfcrenee pararrajphs 8 ond 9. <Approved except thit TG 7.4 representation ebcarda the USS ESTES, will as per acreoncent refcrred to in paragraph 4 above, cxercise tewor as well as onrcute centro]. in tho Bikini arca. BY CQMAND OF liIncl n/e + /s/ Chicf cf Starr TG NS. B3Y7AC_