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CHAPTER VIII
ROLL-UP
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COMMANDER, JOINT TASK FORCE SEVEN PLANS ROLL-UP OPERATIONS
The Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission on 2) December 19))7
suggested to the Joint Chiefs of Staff that Joint Task Force SEVEN,
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with the Atomic Exergy Commission, work out details as to the degree of
permanence and the disposition or property relative to future tests.
The Joint Chiefs of Staff instructed the Commander, Joint Task Force
SEVEN on 20 February 1918 to carry out this suggestion.
General mm was cognizant of the problem of roll-up and had
directed that planning proceed early in Decemberand January and a
series of roll-up conferences were held in February at Oahu discussing
the problems involved.
General =! prepared a standty for Atomic
Energy Commission proving grounds on 6 January 198 in which assumptions
were made as to the permanence of the Eniwetok area.
Lt, Colonel =a,
Deputy Chief of Staff, Joint Task Force SEVEN, was given the duty of
initiation of plans for roll-up of operations, and at a conference at
Oahu 6 February 1948, he outlined the overall plans for roll-up. At
that time he stated that final orders could not be issudduntil the
directive from the Joint Chiefs of Staff was received, but that the rollup board, consisting of representatives of the various services, would
meet and prepare for any eventuality.
Thus, it can be said that there was established a progressive rollup plan early in the operation.
As various engineer units completed
their construction work and as civilian contractors accomplished their
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