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JwALS
16 January 1957
sibility of opening up the charnel and gaining access to the lapoan,
We contacted Adnirel Pride at San Diego for advise on typ2 of shir
aveilssle for diamosties work,
While we were there we al30 raised the -
question of bombing a channel into the Lagoon and he thraw his hands uw
at this,
We called on CDR Fane, who is com-anding officer of the Underwater
quested of JIT that one officer and tio enlisted men go along with the Thaver
exo:dition to Taongi for the surpose cf inspecting landing beaches that
the Navy wowld be willing to use for firing same test shots in the ccral
in he narrow passage.
FELT:
Xo fuads have beer. made available for this survey.
Did Jomry talk to Starbird?
GIBEIES: I tink he did not.
FELTs
Aftiur wa cane back, I called and tolc him that I got an answer fron
Musiex,
QTSEIVS: I tint: he talked only to Husicx.
FELT:
You doen't
know whet happened share?
GYLETKS: No 2 dente. except that he hat apoligized for not having kept us informed.
FELT:
cerzy seid when I talked te him, thet ne thought that he had kept Startird
interned of what we were doing here, and pointed out to him that he hat.
nei Sincermena copy of that ester.
GISSINS: Thats rignt, and that was a mistake.
FELT:
Buy diz. Reaves had sent one, he made 2a photostat of the copy he get and
sent it on to him.
I gave hin ny boprsssion that Starbird was a little
bit piqued at being left out,
ain argue the
case with him,
<= suggested that he get ahcld of Strebird
You say shat vow think he talked to Musics,
GIE2INS: Jouinsen will ce in Washireton tris vee.
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At the suggestion of Fane aid Isaacs, we re-
wees
me channel for LCU access,
& Mae By tT
Denolition Teaz, and he was quite optimistic about being able to cpen