CQNEFIDENTIAU PART I, CHAPTERS 3 and 4 original position of responsibility with respect to the EPG upon the termination of General Luedecke’s special authority. “As to the fiscal aspects of the operation, on hand or enroute at its start, as well as for those placed in his custody during the operational period. The Commander, Task Group 7.5, will also be responsible agreements for the operation of the SSN materials accountability station for the EPG. At the end of the operational period the Assistant Manager for Test Operations, ALOO, will resume complete custody and be accountable to the Manager, ALOO, for the nuclear devices and their components still on hand as of that date. “Our delegation of authority to already in force between ALOO and the Joint Task Force will apply. In addition, you will support the operational needs of Joint Task Force Seven to the limit of the funds currently made available to you for that purpose, noting that General Luedecke has been instructed to consult with the Commission in case operational necessity should re- quire the expenditure of AEC funds in ex- cess of those available to you. the “The Commission is aware of the many both Operation HARDTACK and the EPG during the operational phase of and compromises required for the success Commander, Joint Task Force Seven for temporary nized that we have thereby withdrawn desired that vou retain your long term responsibility for the EPG and by means of direct liaison with and reports from adjustments of Operation HARDTACK. We helieve, however, that cooperation between you and the Commander, Joint Task Force Seven, as in the past, will solve any HARDTACK is necessaryfor his successful conduct of that operation. It is recog- from you. for the period involved, certain responsibilities which had been previously beer delegated to vou. Nevertheless, it is administrative difficulties that may arise.” TWX-NR-1013, In accordance with dated 24 September 1958 from DMA, the operational phase of Operation HARDTACK, Phase I, was terminated 15 September 1958. 3.3 CHAPTER 4 ORGANIZATION 4.1 During the interim, the planning, the build-up, and part of the roll-up periods relating to Operation HARDTACK,the main- tenance and development of EPG were the responsibility of the Assistant Manager for the Office of Test Operations as delegated to him by the Manager, ALO, (See Figs. 1-8 and 1-9). During the-e periods. the CJTF-Seven exercised no direct jurisdiction over EPG activities. He was. however. responsible for performing opera- tiona] planning and coordination. 4.2 The JTF-Seven organization hecame re- sponsible forall facets of Operation Operations, ALO, AEC, assumed the duties and responsibilities of the CTG 7.5. The Director, Pacific Operations Division, ALO, was the Deputy Commander, and the Chief, Eniwetok Branch, AEC, was the Chief of Staff. The personnel for the staff came fram the Office of Test Operations, ALO; the Eniwetok Branch Office, AEC; the Las Vegas Branch Office, AEC; and HEN. 4.5 EPG organization. augmented by personnel for the build-up and operational periods. HARDTACK on 15 March 1958, when the operationa: phase officially started. Command 4.6 Fig. 1-10. The CJTF-Seven was the senior AEC representative at EPG during the operational period. 4.7 and functional relationships are depicted on 4.3 For Operation HARDTACK, TG was organized as shown in Fig. 1-11. 7.5 4.4 At the heginning of the operational period, the Assistant Manager for Test The various Task Units of TG 7.5 compried the regular divisions of HE&N’s Security officers for E-2 operations were obtained on a loan basis from ALO, SAN, and LASL. With the advent of Johnston Island events, transfers trom within TG 7.5 were made without augmentation of personnel or overhead. 4.8 Detailed duties and responsibilities of the Commander, Deputy Commander, Chief of Staff, Resident Manager, HEN, staff officers, Page 20 @SNFIDENTAY W 0 that you will be able to resume your a2 AHR HAHOHAHHOHOHH HHH HHH HMR RRR Oe ee Joint Task Force Seven, assure vourself “During the operational period, the Commander, Tash Group 7.5 (Assistant Manager for Test Operations,ALOO) will have physical custody of and he accountahle to the Senior AEC Representative for all nuclear devices and their components