~ 17. A reooxd Of ti confermces~ tiich -re tires each ~ek, was maintained as a r~hg held three (3) libmry in the Adjutant General~sOffice. COpXCM of the tiuti@ of these mettigs wm’e diepatohed to various key offIoers witiin the Task Foroe. Early in November it was apparent that a weekly status report was necessa~ in order that the eche.Lensof the Eeaaquartersand the Taak Groups could state their major problems and ditficutties and that these be consolidatedfor the edifloationof au conoerned. These status reports were uu-tted weekly by l%!diOto this offioe *re *Y wore oonmlidated in booklet form amt copies dispatched by office oourler to the Task Groups concerned and to the echelons of tk 18. Md-x’s. It was apparent that a new APO WOUld have to be established for personnel moving tion with the ~ ta th forward area. It was determined In conjuxM- Postal Sefice that the %mandlng had at his disposal one (1) AEKl,Hmbr General, USARPAO, 187, which was not being utillsed at the time. This was Imaadiately established ● s the Army Post Offioe for personnel at Eniwtok. ~ 187 had no printed hrms, however, suoh as money orders, and promrement of these foma ment normally requires thirty (30) to stance of the ~ from the Postal Depart- (60) days. With the assis- Postal Serwioe, these fores were printed and forwarded by courier to HeadquartersJoint Task Foroe Seven, (Forward) at Fort Shafter, T.H. In leua than a week. Later, on 1 Februa~ 19h8, AIW 187+ was eatablisbd at Kwa$aleln for Joint Task Foroe Seven personnel on 8 Seotion XIII