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Joint Task Force Seven Commander Task Group 7.3, History of Operation Castle Installment Number 4 (Final Installment) RCS-JTF Seven H-1 Period 8 April Through 15 May 1954

Dated
May 15, 1954
Document type
Report
Length
111 pages
Open the original scanArchive record OSTI ID 16383806 · public domain

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to tbe shot ialmxi amt M l Task Unit waa fOlY60d, oonmanded by the mnim offlcarh tbo

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of the larger dllpeo mvcwudia and carefulaqwxtituro of Uw X2~8l Opomtiwa fmgr*A the qtadma prooured mtarial Mmmgh regdas

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m 7.3 notified 0W!N2WPAQ of the dtwatfon, forwardad8 Ad deo m the MESted R%otlitieoof APO I-8?. m 7.3 fuvmmd Ona wavy

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