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36.
The no*
system used wS8 that all requests for nuxmmnt of
peraomel and supplies CSMO to either t~ Tranqortation Officer or to
the Ah Staff. ptiority number wss then assigned through the A-k
Division of the Air Force. A system was arranged whereby the Los Alamos
echelon of Am
could mve a Emit ed amount of cargo by direct contact
with Air Transport Command at Fairfield, Cal.iforti. This permitted
urgent shipnwntsto be = de in case Waehington
could not be obtained by
telephone in ti~ to ●rrange the necessary priority designattin.
3’?. Estimateswere sulxnittedto tb Air Force from30t060
days
in advance for tonnage required for air lift during a given month by
Air Transport Commmnd. A portion
of the allocation WSE re-assigned to
Joint Task Force Seven (Forward)to cover shipmmts originathg
Through February l%%, tonnage rimed by Ah
in OahuO
Transport Command had been
held within the allocation requested.
38. Movements by air from U. S. by ATC were as follows:
Personnel
Cargo (tons)
December
w
January
209
2’7
February
273
52
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During the three wnth pefiod, Naval Air Transport Service moved about
100 persons and 35 tons of cargo.
Section VI
Plans for Discharge of Vessels
39. Offl-oad@ of veasdls in the forward area was reco@smd
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Section XVII
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