Operation CTG 73 No. lagoon. h=5L -(3) Radio silence shall be maintained by all ships when outside of the cept to report cortact with hostile forces, emergency disposal of associated equipment, or other emergency. a 8 (4) Weather reports to JIF SEVEN Weather Central will not be made. 4. Logistics. As in Annex C, CTG7.3 OpPlan 1-53. 5. as Commander Task Group 7.3 (Acting) is Captain J. W. WATERHOUSE in USS ESTES until return of Commander Task Group 7.3 about 1200M, 19 February 1954. -~ b. Commander J. C. ELIOT, Commanding Officer USS NICHOLAS, is second in command of TU 7.3.9. c. Use zone time minus TWELVE (MIKE). d. Communications in accordance with Annex F, CTG 7.3 OpPlan 1-53. e. Task Unit 7.3.9 is dissolved when sentative accepts responsibility for it has been off-loaded from LST. 762. ships resume operations listed in CTG ® 1954. 7.5 or his authorized repreTask Unit 7.3.9 is dissolved, Operating Schedule 12 Feb - 28 Feb We 2 t . Oe aN He C. BRUTON Rear Admiral Commander mx 4 yan; Annexes: A Schedule of Events and Movements DISTRIBUTION LIST: CJTF SEVEN (5) CTG CTG CTG CTG 7.1 7.2 7.4 7.5 CNO (3) (7) (2) (2) (7) CinCPac (2) CinCPacFlt (5) ComAirPac (1) Copies 1 through 5 6 13 15 17 2h, 27 29 ComPhibPac (1) ComCruDesPac (1) USS BAIROKO (2) 12 ay 16 23 26 28 33 copy 34 copy 35 37 a, 36 38 PATROL SQUADRON 29 (VP~29)(2) 39-40 USS IST 762 (2) ComCortDesDiv 12 (1) USS EPPERSCN (DDE-719 (1) USS RENSHAW (DDE-499) (1) USS NICHOLAS (DDE-449) (1) USS PHILIP (DDE-498) (1) USS PC 1546 (1) USS BELLE GROVE (LSD-2)(1) USS ESTES (AGC-12) (2) 1-12 13 bb 45 16 LY 48 49 50-51 Authenticated: — AC A. C. DRAGCE, LCDR RES Flag Secretary 6°