niacUniw IHELR UoJECTIO? Ais) ASKED SPECIFICALLY T. © THEY \e INCLUDED AGAIN IN THE DECEMBER VISIT FOR THIS REASOW ALSO hE CONCUR WITH DR. SHOULD NOT BE POSTPONED. CONARD THAT DECEMBER VISIT PRELIM. INVESTIGATION FROM KWAJALEITN INDICATES THAT DISTAD HARSHALLS DOES NOT HAVE CAPABI ITY OF PROVIDING LOGISTIC SUPPORT FROM EXISTING FIELD TRIP VESSELS. OLY AIR TRANSPORT WOULD BE CHARTER Gr THE SiMALL SEAPLANE AT MAJURO wHICH: COULD NOT CARRY ENOUGH STAFF OR EQUIPMENT. SUGGESTION HAS BEEN MADE AS TO POSSIOILITY OF CHARTERING THE NEw FIELD TRIP SHIP THE MICRO CHIEF, AHICH AE UNDERSTAND 1S ENROUTE TO MARSHALLS FOR ASSIGNMENT THERE. REQUIRESENTS WOULD BE THREE TO PLUS TRAVEL TIME, IF THIS WERE FEASIOLE, | IT OCCURS TO US THAT -!EMBERS OF ATTORNEY GENERAL STAFF AND MAJURO SUPPORT STAFF MIGHT WELL UTILIZE THE SAME TRIP TO MAKE PRELIMINARY VISITS TO -RONGEIAP AND UTERIK wITH RESPECT TO THE RONGELAP AND UTERIX COMPENSATION PAYMENTS. HOWEVER, IMMEDIATE COsCERN IS WHETHER THE NEW SHIP WOULD BE AVAILABLE FOR CHARTER IN DECEMBER OR AT VERY LATEST FISST PART OF JANUARY FOR MEDICAL VISITS. IMMEDIATE ANSVIER IS NEEDED SINCE PLANNING MUST START AT ONCE IF THE DECEMBER VISITS ARE TO BE MAINTAINED. DISPATCH. APPRECIATE RESPONSE BY EARLIEST DIRECTOR, OTA SENDS. [012601 VANCE he mnie ee ede FOUR DAYS AT RONGELAP AND THREE TO FOUR DAYS AT UTERIK