sf&ilimfollouing type of request required air ehipnt:
●.

Change in material required due to a clmnge in tho

scientific installation.
b. Spare parts required by breakdown of equipment

●

C. Troops or equipment required at once due to a failure to
anticipated need.
d.

Certain A= ~terial which could not be nmde ready in the

U. S. untila ehorttlm beforeit was needed at the site.
33. Numerous requests were received from the foruard area specifying
that the item should be ●ir shipped. In coma cases, material was diverted
to water after consultation with the ●ppropriate staff officer concerned.
Sandstone ehipments were being glvm priority handling by both ATC and
NATS. Tonnage lifted for Sandetone caused a correapondlngreduction in
lift for Army ●nd Navy Pacific Commands. Every effort was rnde to limit
air lift to itma
~.

for which tim limits involved made air lf.f
t mandatory.

A da11.Ystatus report was received fmm ATC at Fairfield port

of aerial embarkationlisting personnel and car~ lifted together with

backlog. This systemprmitted ● close check on what was rmvimg ●nd
items delayed either in rowing to Fairfield or ●fter ●rrival caald be
expedited.
35.

~-l

air lift was used -My

for sMpments of special AEC

material requiring expedited handling and followup with the great
vol~

of normal air ahip~ntu be$ng rnde by ATC. Conaolidatl.on
of

NATS and ATC did not ●ffect JTF-7 shipments inaamch
not been ~lmnt

ed.

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