PRIVACY ACT MATERIAL REMOVED Task Group 7.4 roll-up was hand-carricd to Joint Task Force SEVEN on the tenth, Luediately subsequent to the Ku.V0 shot, TG 7.1 desired to offect recovery of tho firing party on NAN Island and of samples at verious other sites. Duc to tho high levels of contc1iination at those points, it was impossible to accomplish these uissions through lancinzs on nornally designated holicopter landing points, Success demanded landings in close proxinity to the bunkers and necsurercnt stations, No one eboard tho cou mand ship know whether or not these creas wero sufficiently safe to permit landings, lift. For Eniwotok shots, TG 7.4 would be rosponsible fer hclicoptcr Honee, inorder to ascortain tho-dogree of safetywhich night be oxpocted in naking landings near bunkers and neasurenént stations at © Uniwetok, Cormander, TG 7.4 had conference with J~3, 7,1 to obtain information on all such landings which night be necessary ofter proposed Eniwctok shots. Cn tho 9th March, and .tado a survoy of all these proposed Eniwetok heli- copter lamling sites. Task Group 7.1 was informed of construction or clearing work which was to be accomplished at cach of certain of these sites in order to onke then safe. The remaincer were approved for use, ill helicopter pilots at Eniwetok were then bricfcd on cach of these sites. On the third of Merch, one (1) of tho airlift rBi's when tcking off at Bikini, damaged a wins float. This take-off was not considered a cod one by Task Group 7,3, therefcre, on ten rarch Task Group 7,3 requested that the two (2) PEM aircraft ond crews bo removed from operational control