PRIVACY ACT MATERIAL REMOVED &3 fg ap, Monday - 22 March 1954 DAILY DIARY ~ BIKINI ATOLL J~3/162 P HAN serviced all generators and started backloading of LST 551. and boats were back in George position. EG&G serviced all stations. TU-8 completed photo coverage of ship operations, Three C-4,7's departed for Fniwetok with sixty passengers, The Commanders conference at 0900 hours resulted in Ainsworth moving at 1500 hours to off Tare; Curtiss and ICV resumed off Station 90 by 1300 hours. The balance of the ships remained off Nan for the following reason: 7e3 considered the rough boating and anchor shipping problems at Tare. CTG - There were 101 copter passengers today with similar numbers predicted tomorrow. * The separation of the ships presented difficulties in radio transmissions and increased the lead on copters, , The boat taxi system failed this morning because of priority given to the transfer of supplies from LST 551 to BAIROKO by CTG 7.3. A possible confusion is predicted in scheduling innumerable copter missions originating from Estes since the pilot - passenger briefing has been omitted. Decision on the weather held at 1900 howrs was Tuesday, 23 March, ROMEO minus two. Both the Sioux and Apache departed for Fniwetok as requested by CTU-13 to agsist on Project 2.5a. DISTRIBUTION: ee 2 - Aanodt ftp, 3 - Miller Ly, Lr a5 - 1-3 Ener ARM ~~, Y GEIS DOCLMENT Consists GP__ZPAGE(S) NO_Z_OFsS—COPIES, SERIES<7 ws inoni i ing CuithhemtiroseeNEautatinenmsionepass1s Eee the EEE ER the any ere See Cn renermemawtivimin i ee lo rN : of