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Report on Trip to Forward Area
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Chief, teather Branch
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2 Oct 1953
VISITED:
2 USARPAC
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Detachmont 1, AF Cambridge Research Center, \yheeler AFB
High Commissioner Trust Territories Islands of the Pacific, Honolulu
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PUSOSES
To coordinate preparations for CASTL© weather service, to ascertainoe
adequate procress is being made to sct up the CASTLE weather service and to brief
various corrainders on the weather service requirements and preparations for CASTIO,
3. COLCLUSIONS:
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Preparations for CASTLE weather service are progressing extreacly well,
ho major action items are pending at the present time.
on-the-spot ith individuals concerned,
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Almost all items were resolved
The undersigned traveled under the authority of TO #13 dated 25 Auzust
1953, and was accompanied by LtCol H, H. Slater and Maj F. F. Robinson.
their trip reports are inclosed,
Copies of
The three of us visited all of the above listed
installations in Hawaii, Kwajalein and Eniwetok,
Maj Robinson also visited Kusaie,
Majuro and Ponape in the line with his desire to survey the conditions at all of the
outlying weather islands, LItCol Slater accompanied me on to Guam and Tokyo while
Maj Robinson returned to Hickam and the U. S.
c. Of particular interest was a visit to USARPAC where Dr. C. E. Palmer of
Detachment 1, AFCRC, Dr. Graves, Gen Fields, LtCol George H. Duncan, Cormander of
Detachment 1, AFC2C and the undersigned visited with Gen Clarkson concerning the PatePalmer report, It was decided that Dr. Palmer and Dr. Graves would go on record
officially as to thcir feelings regarding the Pate-Palmer Reports; Dr. Palncr made it
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