e 3. | Iv The numbder of Task Group 7.3 personnel who wuld require continucus or frequent accecs to Parry or Xninnen Islands was estiBated before the deployment of naval unite. % the extent that time persitted arrangesents vere nae for them to reesive thelr betges prior te departure from the United States, or Lreediately after their arrival at Eniwetok. - Is zany cases hawever, sash sfvence arrangements were not possible, dus largsly to the lete nouination of sone ships and units for CASTLE, and to the delays inherent in the task of assembling and walling clearance applications; and clearances, tedge requests, photegraphs ané badges, at a tine when many task foree units were in the process of departing for the forwaré area, As a result o sadstaatial number of naval persenne) arrived in the forvard area with “Queen" elearmnces not yet completed, and their dedges not yet requested. In most cases the lack ef a "Queen" clearance wae renedied temporarily by cronting an interia silitery Top Secret clearance, Wut tue lack of badges placed a heary workload on the Task Group 7.5 Badge Office, in iesuing both teaporery end pernanent badges to the sane individuals. As the Cperation progressed it became aprarent that toc many “Queen” clearances had Been requested for task group personnel, ani that there was auch in- consistency in the sunber requested By ahips of the sane type. Recommendations to remedy thie sitastion have been incorporated in the CTS 7.3 Final Report. 182 AFWL/HO 43