ANNEX "A" TO APPENDIX "B"
UNDERSTANDINGS AND SPECIFICATIONS RE DATA IN
CJTR-7 OPERATIONAL REPORTS FOR PUBLIC REPORTING
1. To carry out the purposes of the Joint AEC-DOD
Information Plan for Operation REDWING and specify the data
required, the Commander, JTF-7, has been requested to provide
in his operational reports the following information;
a, Details of any search report other than "all
clear" should be transmitted at once and should
include the facts on whether a vessel or plane was
found in or outside the danger area; time; location
with reference tc the danger area; size and type of
vessel or plane with estimated number of persons
aboard; probable nationality; action taken by JTF
and result of this action.
b. If for any reason, all monitor stations are
not activated on any given shot,
should be transmitted,
reasons therefor
c. If for any reason, all scheduled monitoring
and cloud tracking flights are not carried out,
reasons therefor should be transmitted,
ad.
Projected path of cloud should be transmitted
and subsequent reports should give details of any
significant deviation from the predicted path,
e, Present calculations are that fallout will not
be significant on any inhabited atoll and no necessity
for evacuating natives is expected.
However, monitoring
is scheduled to be activated on 16 islands,
Any un-
expected development requiring any safety action -
whether or not fallout does prove to be significant -
should be reported fully, giving numbers of persons
involved, fallout readings, and stating what action whether precautionary or remedial - was taken,
f,
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Principal data on the amount and distribution of
fallout, including readings from the aerial surveys
and from the ground monitoring stations,
ec, The Joint AEC-DOD Information Office in Washington in
the absence of any specific mention to the contrary in the
operations reports WILL PROCEED ON THE ASSUMPTION THAT:
(a) air
and sea search was made prior to each shot and the danger area
reported officially "all clear"; (b) all monitor stations manned and automatic - were activated, and (c) all scheduled
monitoring and cloud tracking flights were carried out as planned.
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Annex "A" to
Appendix "B"