FANACY ACT MATERIAL
J-3/373 3
SUBJECT:
REMOVED
Airlift Operations
22 ifn 1954
Headquarters, Joint Task Force SEVEN, “PO 187 (HOW), c/o Tostuaster,
Sen Francisco, California
TO:
Connmantcr, Task Group 7.4 Trovisional, 40 187, c/o Postmaster,
San Francisco, California
1. Reference mregraphs 2 an? 3 cf basie Ictter. The recoirended
water landing arce is approved an? will be used cxcept in absclute cnergcneics,
2. itcference paragrauh 5 basic letter. iction will be taken by this
headquarters to sccurc cnc install buoy as roqucste?,
3.
Reference paragraph 6, cftcer consultation with Task Group 7.1 and
7.5 it docs not eppear thet helicopter operations to an. from the watcr
lanting area are required. Therefore, at this tiic the barre is not consiccred necessary. Sheul? a nec’ fer such beecrie apparent at a later
tate, CTG 7.5 has inliectod that a 32 x 129 fect barj-c can be provize.
For your informetion 2 pacdet voter whalo beat is availeble for treansfcr
of passengers from amphibious aircraft te lerser boats or bargo.
4. icfcrence paerasraph 7, general egreet.cnt was reached in ccon=
ference cn 17 March 1954, thet tewor ccntrel of cirlift aircraft cand
helicopters operating in the Bikini are¢ will be excreisec by TG 7.4
represcntctives abeard the USS ESTES,
It is therefore recemonted that
the Task Group 7.4 Liciscn Offiecr be placed aboard the USS ESTES to
function as you cesirc. iepresentatives of CTG 7.3 an’ CTG 7.4 attended
the 17 Merch confercnec, minutes of which will be forwarded at an carly
date.
5.
iicfcrenee pararrajphs 8
ond 9.
<Approved except thit TG 7.4
representation ebcarda the USS ESTES, will as per acreoncent refcrred to
in paragraph 4 above, cxercise tewor as well as onrcute centro]. in tho
Bikini arca.
BY CQMAND OF
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