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headings and procedures adapted to strictly "point-to-point" conmmications employed by Army activities, reyuired beth experience and

resolution on a commend level before maximum Ravy use of the extensive teletype facilities af the Task Force wee effective.

Promle

getdon by CIfF SEVEN ami CTG 7.3 of a etantard routing for teletype
traffic, reduction in the ase ef codress headin -s by JTF SEVEN active

ities, and increased femiiiarity with joint procedures and the opere

eling practices of the Zaimetok Relay Center, increased the efficteny
of Navy use of the joint ship-chare teletype nets.

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The tape scracbling crypto devices (Sigtst and Seneon ayztons)

installed for joint use st Parry, Bniwetok, Mrajelein, Bikini, end
aboard ESTES arxi BAIROKG, proved to have limited use in TG 7.3

comunicstions,

Used succesafally by staffs exbarked in ESTES for

“point te point® comunication, they apprecishly reduced the erypte

load at the shipboard terainal. However, meesages originated by
shore-based commands, sddressed to task group units-eflost and enerypted by these devices, placed a reencryptios responsibility on
shipboard relsy centers, wd thereby increesed the workloma! ani ever
all delivery time.

Sigtet equipment was not used by CTG 7.3 after

he moved to USS CURTISS on 6 March.
To

dA hecry requirement was placed on the Havy crypto facile

ities ashore em eflest, by the differences in cryptographic allow

ances of mits under CTO 7-3 operational control,

in anticipation of

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