as
and follow up was instigated by the J-4 Staff on this item.
The engine
was flown to Eniwetok in order to meet planned schedul@s of the cryo~
genics plant in the Forward Area.
Its arrival at Enivetok completed
the shipment of the equipment needed for the cryogenics plants.
There is of course, still a constant flow of requests from
Los Alamos and other continental laboratories and from the Forward
Area for many small items of equipment and supplies.
These are being
handled as expeditiously as possible with the most urgent consigned
to the Forward Area by air.
Special arrangements were made during June to air transport
45,000 1b of "mud" for the Project 11.3 drilling operation.
III.
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LOGISTICS
A.
Status of the Logistics Program
In general the over-all logistics program of TG 132.1 is
progressing satisfactorily.
Clearances have been obtained for all
officers assigned to this activity and their services are now being
fully utilized.
Captain F. J. Munoz was brought to Los Alamos and
Major Chester D. Steele was assigned to the TG 132.1 Liaison officer
position at Oakland in an effort to more efficiently use officers
assigned to the J-4 Staff Section.
in their new positions.
Both are working out very well
Major Paul W. Stuart will leave the latter
part of July to be a representative of the logistics group in the
Forward Area.
The stockroom on Parry Island will be open for general use
by the end of July.
This stockroom has been operating on a limited
basis since early June.
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