cas: iit als UARTERS TRS? BoTGS UIT, PROY(STi! APC 187, o/@ POSTASTSR SAN F-aNCISOU, CALIFORMIA !'EMORANDUM FOFe Ocmmander, Test Services Unit, Provisional SUBJECT? Amphibious fending and Taxi Areas at Bikini 1. Thies report ia mumitted for the record in esccordancs vith 2. The undersigned attended @ conference at “ase Operations this yor verbal instructions. dete, presided over by |t Col Fackler, Fead:uerters, Task Group 7,4. Also present were the two (2) Navy PY’ erevs, and two (2) representatives from the Seerah and Resque Eiement (Major Kegerty and Captain Long). a. Primary subject of conversation was the fact that the runway at "TAFE" fe highly contaminated. The scientifie people (7.1) . have some instrumentation in « tower and bunker at this feeility which - they must have access to, to remove certain classified equipemt. =" ~ be The wethod of cetting into 2nd out cf the "TATE" area is the problem whieh must bo solved. Normally, and secording to iisedjuarters Task Group 7.4 Operation Order 2"TARE" this date, ami airlift the C47 airoraft were suppesed to enter sified natter te Enivetek ~ this is Row impossible due te the high radietion level et the airstrip (the air strip alse arrears to have been washed over hy wave setion). @. The Navy has two (2) PH alrareft at Enivetek which are here for the purpose of performing inter-atoll airlift (‘passengers ani cargo). Lt Col Fackler briefed the F'W Commanding © ficer to rerform the following mi seion, (1) Fly te “TEE at 1300 hours this date, ascertain the best landing and taxi area in the vieinity of the following islands (with emphasis on "“TAPE"): "ble", "Fox", "Vou", "Charife”, ond " are”. ~ (2) Under no cireuratancee «41 Captain tore (from the REET « Landin: be attempted today. “his in to be a ourve, misrticn, ith tio .oseible requirement “or a randin. temerre. bejor Pecerty and oerch an? encue Flement, [47D VLLl aeeero amy the Ueve cre. in the role of adwicers to the crev on Lael obencrer. reparding landire st ntolls, (The “awe orn are fract from the “Cte tect, ord bap fo meron cpa roster Teniips ge teiec areret, che adreraft ei lo nlee carr 7.) edeiceres us we. or tc “ade fe monit-r. SoVOKS