planned, existing cables were bei~ used for remote control. Factors not consideredin the early planning but now of major importancein regards to ~int~ng the t~ sched~e were aS foll~s: (a) Heavy rains and high gusty winds accompanying the fall season and blowing dust particles in the absence of rain; (b) Damage to the equipment incident to shipping. Some of this equipmentwas damaged beyond repdr ad resupply made necessary; (c) Soil condition of the island, i.e., the presence of sub-surfacecoral strata at many levels required that a great number of pole holes be hand-drilled ami/or dynamited. Because of the delays occasioned by the factors enumerated above, the Deputy hmmunications Officer (Colonel Hatch) decided that Lieutenant Colonel Smith should return to Washington and give the Communications Officer a report of progress and conditions in the forward area ad to investigate the possibility of having a detachment of communicationspersonnel from the Air Task Group 7.4 sent to Kwajalein as previously desired so that installation of communicationsfacilit~esmight comuence for that group. Lieutenant Colonel imith returned to Washington, contacted l~~jorGeneral Kepner and then departed to Fort Worth, Texas. At Fort ‘?!orth, Kajor General Ramey; the Deputy Commander of Task Group 7.4 (colonel Tho~s Dullose)ad the CommandingOfficer, l$th 121 Section XI