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The evacuation was singularly characterized by the inflex-

ibility of the personnel movement schedule which made changes due
to technical reasons very difficult to accomplish.

During the

re-entry phase, the lack of command control and coordination of
movement of priority personnel, helicopters and sh‘ 2: caused
abnormal delays and loss of some data.
The importance of recovery operatic-.

<co the crx7lete

success of a nuclear experiment is such t't all actions and
movements not directly connected with dati

low priority.

recovery must receive

The need for one person wir: cammané thority to

move ships, aircraft and people in the recvuvery ope *i ions again
became apparent during the Orange Event.

This indiviaual must

have complete appreciation of the type of cat2 to he recovered
and its relative importance with other sim*iar date.

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