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ESTABLISHMENT OF PERSONNEL CLEARANCE REQUIREMENTS.

By letter dated

14 May 1953 from the Commander, JIF SEVEN, to Commander, Task Group
7.5, all land areas of Eniwetok and Bikini Atolls, with the exception of Eniwetok, Japtan and Bikini Islands, were made limited access areas as of 1 January 1954.

The requirement that all members

of TG 7.5 would be "Q" cleared by 1 January 1954 is given in JIF
SEVEN Security Memorandum No. 4.

The date of this action was later

extended to 24 January 1954.
PROPOSED PHYSICAL SECURITY.

Security Areas.

The territorial waters

surrounding Eniwetok Atoll were classified as a "Controlled Area"
under the jurisdiction of CinCPac with the entrance requirements for
personnel, ships, and aircraft set forth in CinCPac directive Serial
020.

By TWX from CJUTF SEVEN dated 1 July 1953, this directive was

modified to include Bikini Atoll.

The proposed Limited and Exclusion Areas based upon information on
shot schedule and utilization of plant facilities, as set forth in a
letter to CJIF SEVEN from CTG 7.5 dated 6 April 1953, were approved
by CJUTF SEVEN in a letter to CTG 7.5 dated 14 May 1953.

The proposal

recommended two limited areas at Eniwetok Atoll, one limited area at
Bikini Atoll, four exclusion sreas at Eniwetok Atoll, five exclusion
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