PRIVACY ACT MATERIAL REMOVED yo. gecneT Tuesday ~ 16 February 1954 DAILY DIARY ~ BIKINI ATOLL ~7 : J-3/82 F Copter passengers for 16 February - 314. moved by copter. 1200 pounds of priority freight was The final draft of the Evacuation Plan was completed except for the boat and copter - annexes which are still in the process of being drafted. Only the two most pertinent documents (covering memo, chronological check list and copter schedule) will be distributed to project and program leaders. Such agencies as TG 7.5, J Staffs and others which have uses for the surmarized annexes will receive the entire publication: This material contains information affectir Chronological C heck List Reguiar Special Special Special Trailer the national defense of the United Stat: Copter Schedule Copter FKissions ~ Boat Hissions Support Requirements and Vehicle Movenents within the meaning of the espionzge lav Title 18, U. S. CG. Sccs. 793 and 794, ¢! transmission or revelation of which in ar roanner to an unauthorized person is pr hibited by law, ~ met with K&N, who just arrived from Parry. The entire scope ofthe evacuation problen was discussed with particular attention to the meshing of TG 7.1 and 7.5 plans. gave copies of the overall evacuation plan and muster plan to then requested prevue copies of the entire 7.1 plan since he must also write a chronological check list for the TG 7.5 and all other elenents excert TG 7.1. This cannot be done until he has the 7.1 requirements in detail. However, he spent two hours going over the 7.1 final draft and could see nothing that could not be handled. . TU-13, while in a boat in the center of the lagoon saw a floating object wnich looked very much like a mine. He reported this to J-2 chout 1900 and the word was passed to TG 7.3 (BAIROKO). As a result the BAIRCKO drew two copters from Tare to make a search beginning 0800, Wednesday, 17 February. This unfortunately occurred at a time which projects of 7.1 needed every copter. As a result the entire planned special mission schedule for Wednesday had to be redrawn at 0600, Wednesday. at Nan had interference with his eouipcent from a Navy ship. : was able to give the frecuency and message being trans-itted to J-3. J-3 found out that a tug off Fow was the offender. A study of the TG 7.3 operating schedule, dated 12 February handcarried by was rade. It was noted that the schedule set up 0500 departures for the EAIROKO and ESTES from Tare to Nan. This is contrary to the information that the Tare departures would be 1100 on which all evacuation plans are laid. resolved and will investigate. and As yet the problem has not been met at 1645 to discuss a plan of action for solving the B-Day copter problem on the CVE. It wes finally decided to meet on the BAIROKO, 17 for February, to discuss the problem with the CVE. A meeting was arranged by 0900, 17 February. » AL. 4 . discussed changes in ERAVO Check List with and severalothers. Be DISTRISUTION: Copy 3 ~ J-3 ", Tare J-3 Elner - . ees . _ TAIS DOCUMENT covsists or_t pace hO_! oF COPIES, SERIES . / 4S SX