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24 October 1947
SUBJECT: A!S Support of ltSbndstonel’
Project.
TO:
Com,:aading‘@nerdl, Pacific Division, Air Transport Service,
C/O =IW Postal Officer, Fairfield-Suisun, California.
(Attention: General i{owland).
1. at a conference in General Kepnerls Office, 22 October 1947,
two matters were discussed -d
responsibility for them bcce?$ed by aTC,
as follows:
a.
Com!!andresponsibility of the Task Wing (Brigadier General
Roger Rameyls organization) on Kwajalein will
be taken over by the ATC
Comltiander
at Kvajalein until the arrival of General Ramey or his command
repr~sentktive is not known dt present. The added responsibilities of
the ATC Commtmder in connection with the Task Wing involve handling of
cargo, mall -d
personnel urriving by air, ass”istingin storage of cargo,
houshg and messing of personnel, arr-ging for scheduling &nd m&intenace
of C-47 type aircraft to be used for inter-island support (see Par.
b, below), inclusion of present air-sea rescue facilities in plan for
inter-island ferrying and all other functions necessary to establishing
this force within his capabilities.
b.
ATC is to provide four (4) C-47 type aircraft on Kwhjalein
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