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HEADQUARTERS,Joint Task Force SE~
Washington25, D. c.
18 December1957
ChanRe 1 to J’TFSEVEN OperationPlan 1-58 (HARIYfACK)
The followingchangesand amendmentsare made to JTF SEVEN Operation
Plan 1-58, dated 1 October 1957:
1. Referenceis made to page 1 of baaic plan under “definitionof
Terms used in this planf’.The last sentenceunder “Air Control
Area” is deletedand the followingsubstitutedtherefor:
Limits of the IfAirControlAr&an”wil.l
be as follows: Centered in the ENXWETOK Atoll at coordinatesU.e 301 N 162°
15! E, strike a circlewith radius of 100 nauticalmiles;
centeredin the BIKINI Atoll at coordinatesI-l”30t N 165°
30t E, strike a circlewith radius of 100 nauticalmiies.
Connectthe North and South arcs of these circleswith
tangents. This racetrackshaped area will constitutethe
“Air ControlArea”.
2. The third sentenceof paragraphla of basic plan, asreads “First
detonationis scheduledfog l-April 1958n is deleted, and the
detonationiS scheduled
followingsubstitutedtherefor: )lFirst
for 15 April 19581!.
3. Paragraphlb of the basic plan is deleted and the followingsubstitutedtherefor:
b.

4.

All planning and preparationsfor OperationHARM’ACKwil.lbe
conductedon a strict “need-to-know”basis.

Paragraph3C (8) of the basic plan is amendedby aiding “and
the USNS AINSWORTH”.

5. Paragraph3C of the basic plan is amendedto include sub-paragraph (lI.)as follows:
(11) Task Group Commanderswill submit check lists of tasks
to be accompl.ighed
for period prior to, duringand after
each detonation.
6. Paragraph 5b (2) is deleted and the followingsubstituted
therefor:
Unit
&g

DurinR Bikini
Shots

CT.G7.1 NAN Island or
ELMER Island
or USS BOXER

BurinJzSimultaneous At Other Times
Shots
NAN Island or
ELMER Island
or USS BOXER

ELMER Island

Pages A-1, A-l-1 and A-2-1 are downgradedto UNCLASSIFIED.
Annex C is changedas follows:

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a. Paragraph2C - add to second sentence: Ndated 22 October 1957”.
b.

Paragraph2d - changethird sentenceto read: lrInstructions
for preparationand maintenanceof these logs are contained
in ANNEX Ato SOP 205-1, dated 11+October 1957”.

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