Brig. Gen, Le te Ticide kh. § Boat ehaurcle sust be lecated, cleared, ant dbueyes, and Fiers and laating raxps nest be eonstrectes. <A oatizfactery seurce ef coral acrrugate cust be lee ented and the production of segregate initiated dsmuwd- | dately is order to provide osterials for onstruction ofthe CoLT air strip on Bikinl, to begin ly Kovesber 2, Be 6. The initial fores of TS are should construct very ten- porary canp fecilities te provics fer the bousing of aoproxizateliy 175 nea by Eovexbor 1, 1952. 4% such time the 151 enn be releaced fran Rousing duty and will serve to smuttle addition! siyplies, materials, and peraenzel, as roq.ires, froa iniwstak Atoll. T. <dAdr transportation will be nsoessary prior to the eon Plstics of tos Bikini alr strip, uring the initial period three trips per woek by flying beats beteeca EniweQok end Elxind should suffice if provizion ean be meds to pick w ofek or infared pereorms on relatively Bhoxt notice. Such air traaspertstion should be are wanged for by (HY Ui. 6, ngineering design fer the taxporary bese facilities et Bikini should te initiated incecistely so that procuree ment of aeterlals my be initiated at an early date. it 2a te te noted, of evursea, that the apsreved 1953 butcet cone tailing me ites for work at 2Bikint. Your sttention is iarited to the Lact trat the proposed Birisl eoastruction, with the possible exception of the powsrhovee on Bikini, fe texporary and eporational in nature, It is reqerted, thereforu, thet approval de given for this office to use operational funds already aporopriated for the 1553 kuigst for this initial teachbosd phacs of engineering and linited ecnstrustien, Such funds are not subject te the cum rent appropriaticn rider governing the start ef a sew gonstraction - er _PTORGGS . Yocr ooncarrence in this zatter is requested, ant, if given, it te Fegurctcd that CUF 230 be asked to initiate tacodlate action te o -_ < e . eo 3 - prowide Sor the asaigesent ef an 1ST and the flying boat sspport 5 HE faN . CEs Roles & Harver, Les Angeles — 20660S 20 ~ A.C. Graves, d-Lives ASL 206607 —Re Ke Lewis, inivtok agefaes EFFP 32; —deshingten;f.6.— OFFICE » SURNAME p> DATE >» Form AEC-3818 (fe. pf Test Operes et Dotsog — | 7 7 LGA