- - ene ea HEADQUARTIRS eal TASK GROUP 7.1 ee ap rs Joint Task Force SDVEN a| Ios Alenos, New vNexico i A-1l7g LS A 411440 Q a1'oafFt AOS aye C 28 January 1957 SUBJECT: TAONGI Atol2 (v) TO: Distribution T 1/1991 PROBLEY 1. To axenine the vericas comlitions and imolicaticons of develceping « Piring fecility at TACNGI Atoll urder the following thres seperate situations: a That TAOTCI is included in tae EPG mrely es a third site. be. That TAOLGI is ineluded as a third elite while the Bikini site is restricted as ITS is for PLWW.E3BB, ce. II That TAONGI 1s added to LPG while BIKINI is completely inactive. aSSU:PITOKS 1. Govermental epproval for use of TACNGI Atel has been giver. 2. TAONGI Atell is the only site available in the event the EFG must ve expanded, 3. The first detonation of Operation JARDTACK will occur ne earlier then 1 May 1958, probably on 1 dine 1958, . The natives will have been revatriated on the atolls east of BIKINI. 5. ‘“IARDTACK will be similar in scops to REDWING, i.e, 3 the nuaber of shots, etc. —m____DEPARTNENTOF ENERGY DECLASSIFICATION REVIEW 1ST REVIEW-DATE: o-F Susanne [CRRCLE NUMBER(S] AUTHORITY, (DC AGD crassifiCATION CHANGED Eatuncarron neti NAME; 2ND REVIEW-DATE: LO47-27 3. CONTAINS NO DOE CuASSINCD aro cORONATE WITH BEST COPY AVAILABLE THIS BOCUMEaTconsis ondZ—PAGE(S) =e F-91- TM “1802. | aN Hi I