e. Requirement.were underestimatedand it waa neoeeaary to resort to air lift towards the end. The eleotric wire estimate was rood, but owing to slow delivery improti.sation and substitutionwas required. 6. Supply Difficultiesat Kwajalein a. (1) The first supply diffioultyat the site lsyindetermin- ing who was supposed to reoeive materials off the ships. There were three constructionagencies, Navy Public Works, the Byrnes Organization,and Joint Task Force oonatructionpersonnel, all receiting material from the same @hips. Much of this material, particularly lunber, lost its identitv the minute it was lifted out of the hold - even more so if’ it had to be lightered - and there was then no definite way of determining at dock-uide to whom it ohould be sent. (2) Thio dif’fioul~ can be avoided by more extensivemarking prior to shipment. In the ease of lumber it is believed that the ends of each pieoe should be painted a distinctive color for each consignee. This was done in the Petrarca shipnent where contractor’s lumber is painted green and ours red. b. Inadequate descriptions in shipping doc~ents and in lsally sheets of the nontents of boxes ~rovided a problan. This necessitated considerableopening of boxes to determine their oontents. Terminology-used was too general, for example, “mess gear” might be anything from a stove to a spoon. c. The basio supply difficulty was the length of the pipe line. ‘fhiscannot be avoided although its effects o~ be ameliorated by careful pre-planning. Navy and ATC were both helpi’ulin providing anything they had whioh was needed. Seotion XVI-A 15