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CéTF SEVEN No, 3-53
pools in accordance with existing procedures during the ENIWETOK
phase of the operation. CT 7 3 will continue to operate those
units of his boat pool at ENIWETOK during the BIKINI operational
phase.
Evacuation.
Annex R applies.
a. All BIKINI based personnel and equipment not directly involved
an or essential to late preparations
qd shot operations will be
phased to ENIWETOX ATOLL or permanenviy redeployed prior to B minus
2 days.
b.
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The following evacuation procedures apply:
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Shot_ #5
(a) With the exception of the Firing Party on ENYU (and
possibly a small maintenance party on ENINMAN) BIKINI ATCLL will be
evacuated of all personnel. The number of personnei on ENYU (and
ENINNAN) will be withan the capability of helicopter iift
(bd) In the event of excessive contamination of the ENINMAN
ISLAND camp. a limsted capability will exist for andefin.te operations from afloat.
(2) Boat pool craft, not accomparying the evacuation to sea,
will pe either anchsred in deep water in the southern part of BIKINI
lagoon %r beached on the ENINMAN ISLAND group or ENYU ISLAND.
(2) Shot #7 (KOCN)
Total pre-shot evacuation of all persennel
(less Firing Party on ENYU) will te necessary.
Equipment not pre-
viously redepicyed to ENIWETCK ATOLL will be Tepecated wn ENYU (and/
or BIKINI} iSLAND prior et: shet time.
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(5) Snotfe(ECHO)
There will be n> fre-shot evacuation of
pergonnel cr materiel from ENIWETCK ATCIL.
(mly the relocation of
persenne:, equipment and small craft from the northern islands to
ENIWETCK ard PARRY ISLANDS will be necessary.
{&) All ships of T% 7 3 will put to sea for each shot if not
occupied in cther operations at the noweausvuaees at-Ll
Stall craft
at the affected lagoon wiich cannot be evacuated will te moored in
deep water or placed ashore in areas affording greatest protection
from blast, heat, wave action and radiological effects.
c.
Emergency Post -Shot Evacuation Capability
(1) During the ENIWETOK operations the joint task force will
maintain a capability for emergency pust-shot evacuation.
An emer-
gency post-shot evacuation will be executed on order cf CJTF SEVEN
in the event radiological contamination conditions so dictate. Such
evacuation will be for personnel safety oniy and will not involve
materiel or personal belongings other than torlet articles. Any
such evacuation will be capable of accomplishment on four (4) hours
notice.
(2) During shot phases at BIKINI (H Hour +o H424 nours) person-
nel at ENIWETCK ATCLL will be in an alert stavus.
Although remote,
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