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by agencies outside of the Task Group. The J-1 Section disseminated information on approved procedures to the two task units responsible for the
preparation of the Quickies.
3.14.12
Summation
The personne! and information security policies for Redwing originated
with JTF 7 and TG 7.5, and in general the views of TG 7.1 were secured
prior to announcement. Once the policy was established, TG 7.1 became
responsible for its implementation,
3.15
3.15.1
CLASSIFICATION AND RELATED ACTIVITIES
Classification
In Operation Redwing, the Classification Office of TG 7.1 for the first
time did not have the over-all responsibility for classification in JTF. 7.
However, for about one munth during the operation, that function was tem-
porarily assigned to the Classification Office of TG 7.1.
Personnel of the Classification Office inchated Captain Frederick A.
CePaima, Ficld Command, AFSWP (TU-3), and Jchn M. Harding and Ralph
Carlisle Smith, LASL.
The PPG Classification Guide and its unclassified extract were draited
originally by the TG 7.1 Classification Office. With changes approved by
the AEC and DOD it was distributed by JTF 7, and in its final form included new and gencrally more realistic grading on several topics, thus
recognizing publicly available knowledge and cxisting practices.
Unfortunately, at least one topic in the PPG Classification Guide received interpretations from outside the Task Group that confused the situation and, to a large extent, destroyed the effectiveness of the more realistic
approach in the guide, Yhe most significant of these confusing interpre‘tations related to proposed shot dates, actual shot dates, and numbers of shuts.
A number of unclassified topics became Confidential Defense Information by
a literal interpretation of topie 6.4.1 which relates te the fact of 2 Cetonation being classified until officially announced, Therefore, during the operation, open communication on these unclassified items was prohibited since it
would indicate the fact that a shot had bcen dctonated,
*It is seriously questioned whether the fact that a detonation has occurred really affects the national defense and security if publicly revealed.
As a matter of fact, the information is readily available to competent observers. Shots of significant yields, have been routinely announced by the
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