As soon as we have fired the first shot on Bikini, we have lost cur
camp and air strip, and will have to live on ships.
There is also concern
about the contamination of the lagoon: we have a feeling that fram the
health standpoint the activity will probably not be too bad, but it will be
considerably above the normal Navy standards so that the Task Force Camander
may have to make an operational decision to let ships go into the lagoon,
Be
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| PRETTARY SUPPORT ~ De Curry
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“Oar requests to the Task Force include the following:
1.
The preposed mmber of Army personnel (to be based on Entwetok
Island) is 77 officers, 964 EM. Among the support which they provide is
that of the Signal) Company, Port Campany (providing stevedoring at Eniwetok
and also DUKis);~and.the MP Company.
2. Maw
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We have asked foyan AGC (the Estes), an AV (the Curtiss), and a
CVE; attached to the latter! 6 to 8 HRS (helicopters), and 4 TE! (torpedo
bombers). In addition, we have requested
an LSD (partly to
a,
transportati
dewar traile
a boat pool and partly to provide
the barges, possibly also for same
Emiwetok to Bikini)
2 LST. (one to establish
for transportation
weather stations and to be available
en Eniwetok and Bikini or to support
the boat pool when
‘the
barges; the other excl
Iniwetok and Bikini)
is engaged in ferrying dewaz and
for transportation between
3 ATF
(fleet tugs, for towing and *ppperting DOD and LASL projects)
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5 LOU
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2 AVR
1 YCN
4 PEM
U
a:
(large barge, to be used as a helicopter“landing, probably
in the vicinity of Eniwetok or Bikini)
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Etat
(mainly for transportation between Iniwetok anil) Rilcind , which
will obviously be short once we lose our air PUG
jstrip).
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