Corp6 sources had arrived at the Terminal Island Na=l Ship~rd by 15 February. Upon receipt of this material it was &acked as to qumtity and specificatim and prepared in palletized form to simplify handling. By20 February, approximately 125 pallets of electronics pool stock had been prepared -nd loaded abmrd uss BAIROKO for tr~sportati~ to the EniWtok area. ~he In addition, the eleotronios items end consuunimtionssupplies that would be needed by t~ MT. MCKIXLEY, P.LBEM4RLE,CURTISS nad EAIROKO during the movement from Terminal Island to Eniwetok had been plaoed on board these ships. Late in Feb-ry arrangcmemtswere made to air-ship to ~earl Harbor a few items whioh due to procurement and produotia difficultiescould not be shi?ped to arrive at Tkrminal Island prior to departure of the naval compenent. Only a minor snmunt of air frei@t space was required since the items involved were small and of no consequenceas to weight. During the latter part of February, a message was sent to the Chief ofllaval Opemticn (infwnmticm to Commander-in-chief,Paoifio Fleet and Ccmandant 14th Naml District) requesting activation of one duplex RF RTTY oircuit from the MT. MCXINLEY to Pearl Harbor (olroultAble 3 USF 70 (B)) in order to protide a primary oosssunication channel to end’fraa the flagshipwhen the land line circuits at Terminal Island were disocntinued. The Chief of Naval Operations advised that cirouit A3 (USF 70 (B)) was not immediatelyavailable but authorized the uae of oirwit A6 as an interim channel. CNO 101 Seetion XI ,