Iv Kh. ~ «A pumber of inoidents arcee during the early operation of the badge system in which the necessary movencnt of naval personnel in the forward area was severely, end unnecessarily, hindered, One affected the eperation ef the Bikint fighter aircraft detachnent, three alreraft and personnel of YO-3, attached te BAIBOKO, ‘the three aircraft vere flown off ‘BAS ROXO ae she vas arriving at Hkint, Thay lenéed on the BMkinl airstrip, vhere the pllots vere net by security Hilitary Police, YWo-} was one of the unite nominated too late to complete sll security requirements, and the pilots did act have badges, i Thrsy were placed under restraint and, efter inter rogation, eecorted from the island and returned by boat to BAIRD, whieh had by then entere@ and enchored in the lagoon, The pilets end equrdron maintenance personnel were then deniedaccess to their aircraft. Thies stringent enforeenent of the security system was dune to « loeal interpretation of Commander Joint Tack Tores SEVEX security raguletions by aflitery police rersennel at Bikini, ° Since the per eonnel involved had been granted interin Top Secret clearances pends- ing rroceseing of thelr *Qrceen® clearanceas, the tusk Group Security Officer, CORR. A. Kare, USER, obtained badges for them at Perry, flew with them to Bikini and resolved the situation by issaing the badges. 5. A eiatlar situation developed with respect to transient naval personnel attespting te rejoin or report to their unita at Bikini’, They arrived in the area, usually by air, on Eniwetok Island. Ar wid hu 44 Frou