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1958.
The eleven members of the team reached a routine operational status
on 17 Mareh 1958,
The teams for Kapingamarangi (Team 21) and Tarawa (Team 19) departed
on the USS Comstock (LSD~19) from rniwetok on 9 March 1958,
The ship ar~
rived at Kapingamarangi on 12 March and the team began operating at that
site on 18 March.
Even less difficulty was experienced at Tarawa, where
Team 19 arrived on 18 March,
At the end of that month the weather station
at Tarawa was functioning routinely,
Two other teams departed from Eniwetox together:
and Team 1 fot wotho, on 10 March,
Team 3 for Hongelap,
Meeting with no eminent problems, the
‘Leams were Operaving at Rongelap on 17 March and at wotho on 24 March.
Team 22 deoarted from Hniwetox on 17 March, and at the end of the
month the Utirik station was operational, having encountered no outstanding
problems,
by Team 2.
Similarly, no trouble delayed the activation of the Ujelang camp
The team left sniwetok on 2] March and six days later assumed
on overational status,
The Neather ueoorting slement contacted Headyuarters Task Group 7.4
in January 1958 regarding procedures for reimbursement of indigenous personnel for labor performed at the weather sites,
TIne element sugzested
that the natives might be paid for services by the transfer to them of
broken lot food sup lies and/or °CL (setroleum, oil, and Lluvricant) products wnicn mignt ove excess to the neeag of the canys.
ALi payients
AFWL/ HQ
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