a
of one of the ships,
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After operetione had commenced a report was
received from the A indicating possible euspect activity on the
pert of a relative, tegether with indications thet a "Queen" clearance
would not be granted,
Due to the highly sensitive mature of the
ship's miesien, 81 7.3 had mo alternative but to request the Chief
of Naval Personnel to orfer the Gomeanding Officer's imueiiate
tranefer from his comment and from the area.
‘This was done, and the
ship's Sxeentive Officer sesuned oomennd until the arrival of the
ship's new Oommanding Officer,
In a later case of a similar nature,
f{uvolviag an Aasietant Comeunicdtion Officer of ascther ahip, the -
situation vag reselved by his trenefer to lese sensitive duties in
tie ehip, rather than from the area.
9.
the discovery of a diary belonging te an enlisted nan
' attached to one of the ships brought atont bis prompt renoval fron
the area.
“hile dlartes were not specifically banned by GF SavaE
direetives, the eatry (a then of data of a classified nature vas
prohibited, at least implicitiy.
The diary in question mse dis-
covered in a crevs' compartzent and turned in to the Commanding
Officer,
While the diary as yet contains? no prohibited atatements
dbeyond the prejecte’d date for the first thermonuciesr shot, its owner
had stated in 1¢ his intention to record whatever events of Operation
CASTLE he vould witsees or otherwise learn edeut.
Basing his actica
on thin expressed intention, hie Commanding Officer treneferred hin
immediately upon arrival at tniwetek, as a poor security rick, after
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