SEITION VII A ACDITIOUAL FERTINENT LocT ION Ae . 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: “te 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 -. “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 Eee aay ‘ 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 “+ whish a specialistor spoolattete permanently assigned would be BEST AVAILABLE COPY a: PROTDED pie nm S03 rien ORDER wee wag by Dr. t PE R vs —— 8.014