by the principle of keeping each party as small as possible - in
order that personnel, would not be subjected to radiation exposures
without necessitye

The type of transportation utilized by a particular recovery
party was dictated by the location of the material to be recovered,
the radiological safety situation at that location, and the priority
of the exper imente

The major portion of the required airlift

was

accomplished with TG 132,3 helicopters, operating from the USS

RENDOVA flight deck on M, M41, and M # 2 days, and from the
Parry airstrip thereafter.
The order in which recovery operations were accomplished
was fixed by a combination of radiological safety conditions
and experimentpriorities, the latter being designated by the
Scientifie Deputy of TG 132016
For liike Shot recovery, the responsibility for scheduling
of required intra-atoll transportation was delegated to TU 7.
Such an arrangement was seen to be faulty after the re~establishment of this:teaadquarters on Parry Island, however, since
continuing recovery requirements and the necessity for King Shot

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