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GARRISON PORTE TARLT CF DISTSIBUTION
As previously indicated, ccpies of a proposed Kew Table of
Distrituticn were sent by Jif 1$2 to this keaiquarters for study
end ocoxmcent early in January.
A corzplete study was made by all-
staff sesticus, and recommendations forwarded to the Task Foree.
The ecnsensus of opinion in this headquartors was that
increases were called for largsly in the supoly sections aad in
the number of duty soldiers,
This opinion was influenced Ly
‘ ezperionse gained in previous mouths, which indionted:
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That the problen of maintenance is of prine concern on
Paiwetok Atoll.
Ixtrene humidity, oonstant salt spray, and lack
of covered storage faoilities for some itens (largely vehicles)
present a continual ohallenge to the sth and efforts of ald types
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“af maintenance personnels, Thile the csavoning progran has proved
dts valuebeyon! a dat,te pulk of equtpeent fa tn dally use, S
and itemistenanee ts Asay-tyniay matter %witch oan we ‘solved only = Sl
ty theprovision ofassulftotent inunberof trained persomel. Lo
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‘ The towdeysoldiers’‘erutlabte ‘to the ‘oonzant for the
performance of the conipreseat dvtails proved inatequate during
past monthes There are“east gull Post necessary duties for
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whish a specialistor spoolattete permanently assigned would be
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