Transportation from the United States to the Jobsite

There are three methods of transportation from the United States to the
jobsite, as follows:

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(a) By MATSaircraft, departing from Travis Field, San Francisco to
Eniwetok, via Honolulu.

(b) By Naval surface ship, departing from Oakland or San Francisco,
either via Honolulu and Kwajalein or direct to Eniwetok.
(c) By commercial aircraft to Honolulu, where passengers transfer to
MATSaircrafe.
Prior to boarding military aircraft or surface ship, it is necessary to

obtain formal written orders authorizing passage. In the case of military,
scientific, or AEC personnel, these orders are obtained from Task Group 3.1
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in Los Alamos; in the case of Holmes & Nartver employees, orders are

obtained by Holmes & Narver through the Navy Port Director at Terminal
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Prior to entering either type of military transportation syscem, it is
necessary that each individual have an immunizationcard, indicating recent
immunization against typhoid, tetanus, and smallpox. Ic is also necessary
that each individual be equipped with an identification card issued by the
agency which authorizes the transportation; for civilians only, this card

must indicate the fact of U.S. citizenship. The baggage allowance for
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passengers on either MATSof commercialairlines is 65 Ibs. per person, and

on Navy surface ships it is 350 Ibs. hold baggage, plus approximately 50
Ibs. of hand baggage per person.
The air trip from California to Honolulu takes about eleven hours.

There is a two hour gain due to difference in time zones, so the clock time
of passage is nine hours. Passage by surface ship takes about five days.

On Navy transports, certain individuals will be assigned cabin space;
others will be assigned troop space. This assignmentis a matter beyond the
control of the contractor,
It should be observed, however, that those individuals assigned cabin
space are also messed in the officers’ mess, whete it is required that white
shirts, ties, and coats be included as wearing apparel duringall meals.
Reception in Honolulu
Ic has been arranged that the Holmes & Narver representative in

Honolulu will meet all personnel of whatever category arriving in Honolulu
en route to Eniwetok. In the case of air travel, passengers will be met at

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