ENpVEcD Fridey ~ 12 Februery 1954 DAILY DIARY ~ BIKINI ATCLL — 4 & PRIVACYACT MATE J-3/79 F Copter passengers 12 February ~ 342. Copter operations were halted at 1705 due to the bad weather. This effected only one special mission which was delayed on How for about one hour. mm. List. visited Fox and Nan to discuss the first draft of the BRAVO Evacuation Check discussed same with UCRL on Tare. Cperations Officer-B4TROKO, and Air Cfficer, met with for two hours to discuss copter operations in the evacuation and recovery, The following were generally agreed to: 1. The copter section would move abcard the night D-2/D-1 except for the coptersnecessary to carry out D-1 special missions. 2, would work in the Air Operations Office with would be in the Forward Ready Room with while 3. As soon as possible all copters would be moved ashore and overatitns continue in the normal manner from the Tare Copter Mat. hopes this can be dene about H¢h to 6 hours. visited Tare at 1550. ” - He inspected Stetion 50 in the company of left Tare on the 1600 plane. is working on the problem of meking sufficient space on the BAIRCKO to operate the copters after the ship takes aboard the F4U's. will send a memo to J-3 Elmer with his ideas on resolving the problem between TG 7.3 and TG 7.1. A TwX was sent to calling his attenticn to the fact that the LST 825 sailing schedule is different from the schedule published by H&N. H&N shioping will be in a bind until the problem is resolved. ; 2 - : Project 1.6 LCM was sent to Nan as scheduled by ; visited Site Charlie and Fox and consulted with the project directors : 4 ¢ on the evacuation cf vehicles prior to D-5. made arrangements with the operations of CTU 7.3.7 to have the ATF 101 a alongside YC 1081 on Monday, 15 February. , This was requested by 1.h. aa 3 of Froject 12.3 requested a DUKW and ICU to be used in a practice run Tuesday, 16 February. 77. ~ 3 n ~ ° ’ of Project vibrator for a, This was set up by a regular boat requirenent to Farine Cperati thru the Electronics Cfficer off of the GURTISS, located a, 12-volt of Project 1.6. DISTHIBUTION: me Copy 1 - J-3 Tare 2&3 - J-3 Eluer ~ ~Oaw Sa , “TELS DOCUMENT CONSISTS OF \GEQ) Ons gegaer /@ 3 a