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4.
Tha wok
accomplished fx’’oml5October to 15 February msy be
broken down into roughly the sections listed below. *ch
section listed
will be dis~ssed in greater detail in the paragraphs which follow:
Preparationand publication of policy nmnoranda in the
a.
form of letters, Staff Memorandums,Ann= to Field Order, etc.
Implemmtation of outloading of water shipments from Oahu
b.
and the u. SC inclu~
troops and car~
obtaining and routing vessels, assignment of
to vessels, and coordination of loading plans with the
ports. This necessitated three trips by the TransportationOfficer to
the West Coaat during this period.
c. Arrangement for inland transportation ard followup of
special shlpwnts from depots in the U. S. to West Coast water and
aerial ports.
d.
Exorcise of staff supervision over air shipments both
within the Zone of Interior and to th
forward area.
e. Preparation of plans for discharge of vessels in the
forward ares.
Preparation of Policy Hemoranda
5. subject Letter, ‘Marking Directive -Operation sandetone,w
published 16 October 1947. Prelimina~ discussions on the qwstion of
markinginstructions
brought out
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considerable difference of opinion
as between J-2 of the Tack Force, ●nd shipping agencies of the Amy,
Navy, and Air Force. T?M shipping agancim wished to use the norml
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