= SaaSee tofe main exchange was not ‘Installed and informatidéniwas received: that it would: notibalréadysuhtil sometime in August.. \This.shortage- necessitated the implementation of controls over the number of telephones that could be installed in saturated areas, In most instances during the critical period, telephone extensions were added rather than installing new services. Teletype and crypto facilities were provided on a joint basis as were all long distance point to point communications. The AACS Communications Element operated the Task Group 7.4 pertion of these circuits and the teletype communication center in Building 90, Tele- communications with SMAMA were conducted on a weekly schedule with very little difficulty. Communication and Air Control Facilities on board the USS BOXER were used by TG 7.4 for air commmnication and aircraft control during Operation NEWSREEL. Original requirements for Task Group 7.4 Communications included the use of a voice telephone circuit from the CIC on the USS BOXER to Hickam AFB. This circuit could not be established since the USS BOXER was moved beyond the range of the AN/TRC UHF equipment for operational reasons. The loss of the AN/TRC equipment left only one high frequency single side band (SSB) telephone circuit from the USS BOXER to the Command Post on Johnston Island. At our request Hickam Airways joined our HF net amd satisfactory commnications were maintained, during most of the test periods. ‘AMrcraft participating in these testswere dispersed over a much wider area than on previous operations, Five of the test aircraft were more than 200 miles from the USS BOXER and three (3) high frequency circuits were necessary to control these aircraft. At the time of 13 euiuaii, AFWL/HO 1 a 9%