Archival Folder
Operation Green Light memorandum
Thursday, August 25, 1955
A2000-021
AF/40092
Guide or Handbook for Operation Green Light, "Operation Green Light, Test Evacuation of Downtown Portland September 27, 28, or 29." Contains several memorandums regarding the planning of the operation : information packet for downtown business explaining the operation, contains a map of the evacuation route ; Memo No. 1 proposed limited C D evacuation test ; Memo No. 2 a limited Civil Defense evacuation ; Memo No. 3 traffic control ; Memo No. 4 transportation ; Memo 5 observation & evaluation Procedures ; Memo No. 6 Special safety measures ; Memo No. 7 instruction for Control Center Operations ; Memo No. 8 Test Time & Date ; waiver for observes of the Civil Defense Test Evacuation ; Bureau of Fire ; Operation Green Light Traffic Control ; Police. Operation Green Light was a Civil Defense Test where the entire downtown core was evacuated. There is a second copy of : Memo No. 2 a limited Civil Defense evacuation ; Operation Green Light Traffic Control. These copies are at the end of file 10. Key Words : evacuation Organizations : Disaster Relief and Civil Defense
