teohnioal features of the problm pre~tory to the formulationof his plan. on 13 Ootober 1947 IAeute-nt Colonel C. A. Smith, USAF, reported ●s apeoial Air Foroe representitim on the staff of the Co=unication8 Officer. on the same date, Lieuten*t Colonel J. E. Dupree, USA, reported as C~ ioatione Offioer for %m@nder, Air Foroes (Ma$or General W. E.Kepner). The planning for Air Foroe ooamnanioatlone whioh had been eonduoted heretofore by Captain Engleman, Colonel Hatoh J and Colonel John Bestio, USAF (on temporary duty pending arrival of permanent Air Foroe representati~es ), now passed to Lieutenant Colonels Wth 1 and Dupree. Commander R. J. Sohmidt, USNO reported for duty on the staff of the CmmnnaioationeOffloer on 24 Ootober 1947. He me the Aesi8tant designated a8 CommunioationeOffioer (Bavy). Lieutenant ($mior grade) T. V. Grant, USN, also -ported for duty on 24 Ootober 1947 and was designated as the Eleotronies Planning Offleer (Bavy). Prior to their reporting, the taaka awaiting assignment of an Aesistant CommuuicationeOffloer (Xmy) had taken only the general proportions oontained in the original ua-ptione for planning. On 23 October 1947, Mr. R. W. Henderson, Flret Assistant SoIentiflo Direwtor of J-lMviaha, I@ Alamoe Saientiflo Mboratory, aaalgned w. Louis A. Hopkins, Jr., of the Sandia Base Branch to be Coxmmnioa- tlone “LiaisomOffluer between J-lMvlsion and the Armed Foroes. On 7 January 1S47 Lieutenant Colonel John P. Soroggs, Signal Corpe, of the 38th Engineer Battalion was ohosen to ●id Hr. Hopkins in this 6 f