Joint Task Force SEVEN
Task Group 7.3
Washington 25, D. C.
Operation Plan
CTG 7.3 No. 1-53
7 December 1953, 1200R
apvendix II to Annex C
Evecustion end Reentry of Personnel rnd Eouinment
1.
General
a.
Present vlens for evacuation are as fellows:
(1) BRAVC, YANKEE, and KOON ~ BIKINI ATOLL will be evacurted excevt
for a small firing party on ENYU,
For KOON, meterial and eouivment not re-
cuired in recovery overations will be evacusted to ENIWETOK, Deta end eouivment recovery overations will be conducted from afloat or from ENYU.
(2) UNION, NECTAR and ROMEO ~ Will be handled as in (1) above unless
results of BRAVO and YANKEE make it fcasible to leave a sksleton crew for
overating the utilities of the base camm on ENINMIN, in addition to the firing
varty on ENYU,
The number of personnel on ENYU and ENINMAN will be within the
cepability of helicopter lift,
(3) ECHO — ENIWETOK ATOLL will be evacu-ted excent for P.RRY and
ENI“ETOK ISLANDS.
(4) .n emergency cenability for post-shot, versonnel evacuation of
BIKINI and ENT ETOK ATOLLS shall exist. én emergency vost~shot evacuation
will be executed only if radiological conditions indicate it is necessary and
will be capable of eccomolishment on four (4) hours notice,
will not involve movement of mterial.
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Such evacuation
Shot Phase Ev-cuations
a. Personnel exoccted to be evacuated by shins ef Task Grouv 7.3 during
evacustions for tests are as follows:
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Personnel of the Tesk Group 7.3 Bost Pool in the BIKINI area during shot
phase evacuntions shall be evecuated by the BELLE GROVE, or shall vroceed to sea
in LCU's,.
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