m!twr-’ requirementsthan had heretofo- been forthoomlng. Rhen suff)ioimi+ informationof this kind had ~en received an effort was made to resolve any resulting duplioatiOM into joint oyetema or oirauita. In alaost all cases it -a pos6ible to ~ke Those steps neoessary to the proourant arrangement Of’thh kind. of equipwmt, supplies, personnel and assignment of voice calls, oall signs and routing indioators were then undertaken. When these matters had been passed fbr exeoution to normal aervioe or supply agenoies, it was neaeawy to keep a oheok and supervioe their progress. Ey the end of Deoember, moat of the offioers of the Ccnumni=tions and Eleotronios Staff were engaged in nmeroue field trips required for the expediting of the busi- neoo ofeaoh sorvloe. Hhen suoh off%oera -re away from the task foroe headquartersin WMhington, they -re required to auhit weekly reports of their progress to the ConmunioationeOff!ioerso that the headquartersmight keep infomed and maintain coordination amongst I* scattered repreaontat$ves. Theee weekly reporta were uulxnitted in consolidated form to the Chief of Staff of the task forae for similar purposes. In the monthe preoeding koember the Conmwnioatione%ffuas involved in the assembly and completion of its detailed plain For this purpose it was neoessary to gather mor. information, frame-up the varioue oirouits, to assign frequenoiea and assemble all individual faotors into a oomplete llsting of ohannels. This data eventmlly formed the Cmunioatioxu and Eleotronies Plan 8 Section n (Annex F to Meld