‘Ihrlyin December,1947, the Coia.nderin Chiefi%cificIleet
ii~structedthe Comm.rder of the ServiceForce to take necessay action
to traaaferto the IslandCgrmtinderat Eniwetok custo~~ of the pro~erty.
iastmctionswere issuedin L dispatch,
On 13 Dece~ber,1547, ia~lementing
S=dpiper #23?, which directed the Island Couwnder Ihiwetok to assume
of the iiasTJ
Sn=lus Property on Eniwetok. to
custodial res;~onsibility
make mxtiuu practicableemployment of this surplus to support the opera-
tions,to :~inttiin
curefulrecordsof any pro~ertyso utilizedbut to
make no trtilsfer
of accountability
or inventory,
+ction to sunzd.y
certainspecialrequirements:A requirementfor a
specialweldingJob in connectionxith test construction
at Eaiwetokwa
met by U&y welderswhose qualifications
3A b-es ckecieazt iitivy
Yard
Pe=l
as arrangedfor by J-4.
A requirementfor buoys.tosupportthe seaw~d end of surfacecables
w- met ~t the reconnen~tionof J-4 by the use of 2 X 6 pent:.cn
assemblies
anchoredin pkce b~ the use of four 1000 lb anchorsfor each assembly.
This obviatedthe shipraent
-d handltigof l~ge expeusivebuoys of the
battleshipt~e.
An urgentrequirementfor 11*P Simplexcabledevelopedwhen rubber
coveredcableprovedunsatisfactory
during the late phasesof cable wing
at Euiwetok. J4 arraged for the releaseat Pearl of 250,000 feet of
the necessaryC8blefrom aaotheroperationand shipmentin time to prevent
delay of the Sandstonetime schedule.
Early in Januarya requirementarose for six L-5 air~lar,es
to augment
SectiouIV
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