1. It ia proposed to plaae a oontraot with the Simplex~re -d Cable Co., 79 Sidney St., Cambridge,-ssaoh~etts~ for sPli”~g the oable. The oontraot should provide for the follofig: (a) The oontfiotorshall furnish alleqtipment, tools and auppliea for ming the following “oold” type 6pli006 in subma~ne oable: 2S4 straight splioes in U.S.C.G. Type 104 Cable 156 straight splioes in U.S.C.G. Type 115-? Cable 16 straight splioea in U.S.C.G. Type 113 Cablo 16 straight aplioee between Typa (b) The splioing will be aooompliohedM on the oable-layingwssel. 113 and 104 Cable the oable is loaded All labor for loading the oable and plaoing the ends in position for aplioing wI1l be furnished by the government. Ten eleotrioian~snmtes will be furnished by the Government to aesist in splioing operationeo [o) The oontraotor shall provide advanoe training in uplioing methode at the faotory for four Chief EleotrioiantsMatee, who will report ●t the fhotory on or ●bout 16 November 1947 for an instruction period not to exoeed ton (10) days. The gmermaent will •~p o6000-ft reel of Type 115-P Cablo to the fkotoryto ●rrive on or ●bout 1S November 1947 to be ueed for omrying out splioing lnstruetione. Unused oable 18 to b. returned subsequentlyto ite original souroe. (d) l%. oontraotor shall furmieh one supetialng oablo ●plleer ●t tho site of oable ●pliotng operatlo~ to ouperviDo and ●asist in ●otual splioing operationeO It is ●stlmated that thio -n wI1l be ro- 25. Seotion XI I I