idas ig | — oer 7 — a oe c~ GQifcpveg| LA cng HEADQUARTERS JOINT TASK-FORCE 132 office of the Commander APO 187 (HOW) c/o Postmaster San Francisco, California 20 November 1952 Mr. Gordon Dean, Chairman Atomic Energy Commission Washington, D. C. Dear Mr. Dean: The forward area operations of Joint Task Force 132 have been completed, and I expect to leave Eniwetok today. Upon my departure, a dispatch will be sent to you in which I reliqnish authority as AEC representative at Eniwetok. DOE ARCHIVES The operations were most. successful in every respect, and I cannot praise too highly the support given me by the AEC representatives and the Departments of the Army, Navy, and Air Force in accomplishing the mission. There were many adjustments to be made and complications to be solved, some at the very last minute. These usually involved the complex operations of the Scientific Group, the Navy and the Air Force. Through the cooperation and friendly feeling amongthe Task Group Commanders, Mr. Burriss of LASL, Colonel Burritt of the Army, Admiral Wilkins of the Navy, General Glantzberg of the Air Force, and the Scientific Director, Dr. Graves, we were able to solve our difficulties and come out in the end all good friends singing each other's praises. AS soon as-.we can reproduce some color pictures, I will send you a preliminary pictorial booklet which will give you some first-hand impressions of KING Shot, along the lines of the MIKE booklet. Our personnel casualties for the operation were one F-84 fighter pilot who did not make his airborne refueling contact, for reasons which are still being investigated. liedTas thesetenteSHOVES roree S-GPanisMayeros thext istiosuresorsit $ seaediceshypmeneacsimedthontecl rson_ss oroh’ £28. .