JOINT MESSAGEFC “M PAGE — —_— 2 oF BOOK DRAFTEROR RELEASER TIME PRECEDENCE] [act INFO (Me CLASS cic FOR MESSAGE CENTER/COMMUNICATIONS CENTER ONLY DATE - TIME IMONTH! YR 4 MESSAGE HANDLING INSTRUCTIONS FROM: | TO: DOE HAS APPROACHED H&N FOR ONE SURVEYOR PLUS THREE LABORERS AS SURVEY TEAM WITH AVAILABLE DATE ON ATOLL IN 10 DAYS. B. GRUBBING (BRUSH CUTTING). ALL NORTHERN ISLANDS PREVIOUSLY CLEARED WITH 50 M LANES DURING PHASE I OF CLEANUP PROJECT. BRUSH CLEARING FOR SURVEY NOT A SIGNIFICANT TASK AND APPEARS EASILY HANDLED BY SURVEY TEAM. LEROY (BIKEN) WAS NOT PREVIOUSLY CLEARED WITH LANES AND WOULD REQUIRE USE OF CHAIN SAWS ETC FOR SURVEY. C. BACKHOE, SINCE SOIL SAMPLE HOLES ARE ONLY TWO FT IN DEPTH, CON~ SIDERATION SHOULD BE GIVEN TO THE USE OF HAND TOOLS FOR EXCAVATION, PARTICULARLY ON THOSE ISLANDS THAT ARE TIDE CONSTRAINT. untl fod 4 Prt, ONLY CURRENTLY , hay A “4 OPERATIONAL BACKHOE IS COMMITTED TO KEY WALL CONSTRUCTION, CACTUS CRATER. WHEN ADDITIONAL BACKHOLE EQUIP BECOMES AVAILABLE, SUPPORT COULD BE PRO- 2/¥2-{3 AW ag, "ye VIDED TO ISLANDS ACCESSIBLE BY NAVY CRAFT AS INDICATED REF B, IE ENJEBI. D. ACCESS TO ISLANDS. RECENT TYPHOONS HAVE SHIFTED SAND BARS MAKING . NORTHERN ISLAND ACCESS MOST DIFFICULT. 3 SOLUTION WHEN LCM-8 CAN NOT TOUCHDOWN, THAT A SHALLOW DRAFT CRAFT BE : MAN LAUNCHED FM THE LCM-8 (TENDER) TO GET ACROSS SHALLOW WATER rE: J DISTR: i WE RECEOMMEND, AS ONE POSSIBLE | 4 DRAFTER TYPED NAME, TITLE, OFFICE SYMBOL, PHONE & DATE SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS a TYPED NAME. TITLE. OFFICE SYMBOL AND PHONE wW Ww mi : SIGN ATURE SECURITY CLASSIFICATION 4 DD 1 FORM. ee 1 73 REPLACES PREVIOUS EDITION WHICH WILL BE USED. stb Sees tey A asoteages: oe Seance tere epigeeci Syereeeee ein :s age See Mera ae : elmaRees — pions i WGPO 1972 - 469-252 ee ae acres iene eras Reasenas ae ee ieeeBE ete ier ae RROTa2ee : SRN RTd AEE RE GR (EP Ferne rSe. _ bes ‘ ae a