Service to the AACS for installationand operation. These ad the foregoing matters were consolidatedby the AACS into “AACS Plan 113“ which is available in the files of the AACS. The assistant CoawnmicationeOfficer JTF-7 (ARMY), Colonel Carl H. Hatch, Signal Corps, USA, had outlined his plan to send an advance detachment to Eniwetok, in oraer to start installation ad ‘ constructionthere. His detachment was to include some Navy personnel from Pearl Harbor and it was deemed advisable that the Air Force also send some of their persomel in this party to install such coaununications as were not the responsibilityof AACS. This advance detachment was to install all the coarmnicationsequip=nt at Eniwetok and then a section of it was to be sent to Kwajalein where they would commence installationsfor the Air Task Group. These installationswould thn be operative before the arrival of the Air Task Gxwup. This plan was generaw agreed upon, and Captain Engleman ami Ueutenant Colonel Smith recommendedto the Air ConmmnicationsOfficer that other d.r communicationspersonnel be Included in the initial detachment. Although tfieplan received favorable consideration,no action was forthcoming due to the shortage of persomel and the higher priofity demamis of the 55-group progrsm. An attempt was -de to obtain persomel from the Strategic,AirCommand and 8th Air Force but was not successful. This plan for an initial Air Task Group detachuwmt was therefore abandoned; Colonel Hatch, however, put his portion of the plan into effect. Section XI . . — -. , — ,. 114