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studying weather observation station.wequireacnts for Operation
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Unless the Chief of Raval Operations ebjects, Commander, Joint Task Foy a gle,
SEVEN, intends tenegotiate direstly with the High Comalssioner, Territery‘of| at
the Pacifie Islands, as has besn the practice in the past, to effectreest
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ment of required weather stations lecated on islands of
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“Tn addition,‘d¢-has been determined
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reestaslish the weather ebservatien station st TARAWA al gous
similar station: at.MADRU. The station at’ TARAWA‘Will be:
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3. The desivedstation on NAURD villbe.designed.‘te.
papel Aiving 1
“messing facilities for about 20 military persennel and. =
with vt&lities,: The -prefirred site is aleng the scutherh adds He
east Of the airfield between a shert concrete strip and:‘thee aes
MAUR:
is approximately ‘100 feet wide and800feetlong. Thewea
ation Sa
willbemade of native later, localmaterials, and
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factlities-inconstructien and operation ef the stations?- ‘gontraster Mae
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' eonstruct the weather station and facilities from funds avatlablerte‘CoTFSEVEN
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he “Upon completion of the next operation both the TARAWA and the mAURO
weather station installations (less installed equipment§ will revert to the
Territerial Colenial Geverrments for their use under a United States Government
reentry provise.
5. It is requested that apprepriate negotiations be initiated with the
British Commenwealth Government concerned for reentry clearance inte TARAWA
and for land lease to permit early establishment and operatien of a weather
ebserving station at NAURU.
FOR THE COMMANDER:
a/ Elsia Ledeux
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Weather Station, KAPINGAMARANGI ATOLL,
Dwge 5300h-251
t/ BLZIA LEDOUX
Colonel, USAF
Acting Chief of Staff
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