preparation inplied tt
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separate offices (TU 7 and J-3, this head.

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Quarters) scheduling intra-atoll airlift for a single dispetcher.
This situation was rectified for King Shot, and Operational Directive K-l was used 3a guide by the air and boat dispatchers»
The detailed recovery plans of the two shots were prepared
by TU 7 in coordination with Dr. Ogle's office and the J-3 Section,

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to include the appropriate priority classification of experimental
projectsSe

(Reference?Appendix II to Annex H,

Operation Order

No. 1-52, TG 132.1, tft Recovery Program", dated 30 October

1952 and Appendix IIT 4 Annex H, Operation Order 1-52, "King
Recovery Program", dated 12 November 1952.)
Generally speaking, recovery operations were successful
and were conducted as planned.

The extensive contamination

and destruction resulting from Mike Shot caused delays;
these, however, were unavoidable y and the problem of dual
scheduling mentioned above was not posed by recovery itself.

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