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ae ; " SPOP-SEERET - EIDER - CHESS ce an, Attachment To: “ren Ss | SCr018 56278 « DDS@T. Interim. Reply’ to HSCA Request, Bay 78s a — OLC: 78-1573 OS Ey ane aad ot . seneral . oe Detachment - C “advahce party. of. “security. an “communication personne] - departed: ‘the’ “U.S ee “for -Atsugis: Japan, on20 February. 19573°the’Sécond: eehs lon" : : of administrative personnel departed 4. March, and the main’ ~ ++ wr 0% ree ‘body ® ‘Of “the “detachment ‘with two U-2- aireraft= and™ ‘equipmént: ~began deployment ‘on 15° ‘March. On 29 March” ‘Headquarters’ “was i Il personnel. and, equipment: “were .on- ‘base; Operational | ‘readiness as forecast for the week’ of? 8 “April. Di nd liaison had been- accomplished ‘with : -components:. ts". - fem : “Far. BasteAdr=Force -- 0% 8 devi ~-Far.:-East Command and Theater Commander a Los Agency' s. Tokyo Station and local support unit: ~54th..Weather.Reconnaissance Squadron .\<.~': ee Atsugi Naval Air Station. oo SiS nedh ih Str egiestoteremeys “Details OF. specific operating agreements or. procedures — with, the. above .components have., not been- located a By ‘id= May 1957 the ‘Detachment ‘had flown 30 “sorties. ALL: of: thesé-operations: were. preparations for’ the | primary “Mission of ‘the Detachment. The first” primary mission of © the’ ‘Detachment, a.flight over part of the USSR, occurred on 20 June 1957, however, this mission did not originate or. recover at Atsugi ‘The first. overflight of, the. USSR ‘from ‘Atsugi- occurred’ OM. LaMarche: 1958..and=this. flight was: thé’ only :and-last- flight: “TRIS flight, as other previous flights by other Detachments, was tracked by Russian radar, even though the U-2 aircraft had anti- radar 3 pet ae at rons: “and a Soviet’ protest was made the.,Soviet.:Ambas sador:-to- hevsoneeen Attached: are, copies.:of 3 . in raft.departed Japan: One 9: July. and: ‘all. “perso ‘and other equipment cleared the base and turned the facilities back to the Navy on 19 August 1960. —FOP—SEGREF - EIDER - CHESS HW 55355 DocId:32370592. Page
“During. ‘the: ‘deployment | a Detachment Cc Et? "pertormed. approximately. crecovered ae teugie “OF “these ‘only * 43" ne ‘formation ” pertaining” tO. the. take: : offs and landings. of. the U-2 .at-Atsugi apan, .- a ! Years” 1959. “through 196250 eS POR TS large number. of ‘take- offs “and- “Tandings © ‘would ‘include flights for’ pilot ‘familiarization. i - training, equipment testing, transitional and ‘flights ‘ eeospurelyes for: COvVer-purposes. © — 9 Bee ee Bere Saw MEG as 2 Any. and. all. information concerning. -the radar’ “procedures, facilities, and staff involved with .. . 2°... the | U; 2. ‘flights at Atsugi, Japan, Limited to the wR, “1959. ough 1962... . cee (S. :Stated.cin ‘the. General ‘Background. above=we: have? eenoty: locateddetails or “Specific ’ operating procedures) 28 - or. agreements with the local ‘Navy base at Atsugi. ‘Any “aa a iiformation’ pertaining: “to ‘Gontdet °° between Marine Air Control Squadron #1, Air Group II, Ist Marine Wing, and U-2 personnel at  Atsugi, Japan, including but not limited to an . thousing;“recréational, and‘ éating facilities *- 9 oot oe er a Jimited. to..the: years: ‘1959. ‘through | 19622 ° 3 ues me “We have not identified any relationship between. Detachment C and Marine Air Control Squadron #1. On ‘the suport of ‘Wore week we have noted that late in has not located ; any “information. pertaining to defectors. We defer this ) Tequest - to the DDO. , HW 55355 DBocld:32370592 Page 4