* i5 om i ah t- LQG COTE FS = ie CUSSED ae» RIE, to ~—£6P—-SEORED-2. If WOULD CAUSE MINIMUM DISRUPTION OF NATIVE ACTIVITIES AND WOULD REQUIRE THAT SHIELDING MEASURES BE TAKEN ONLY AT SHOT TIME, EXCEPT IN INSTANCES OF LATE DELAYS. 3, WE BELIEVE TIME IS STILL AVAILABLE TO EFFECT THIS COURSE OF ACTION WITHOUT SUBSTANTIAL DELAY TO THE SHOT SCHEDULE. UNFAVORABLE: CONSIDERATIONS ARE: 1. If IS JOB OF CONSIDERABLE MAGNITUDE, OUR PLANS FOR THIS APPROACH HAVE NOT BEEN DEVELOPED TO THE EXTENT THAT WE CAN BE CERTAIN THAT IT IS WITHIN THE TASK FORCE CAPABILITY. IF OUTSIDE ASSISTANCE IS REQUIRED, IT SHOULD NOT BE GREAT, 2. IT WOULD INVOLVE ACTUAL STATIONING OF US PERSONNEL WITH THE VARIOUS NATIVE GROUPS, ‘THIS MIGHT CAUSE SOME RESENTMENT, CAUSE SOME DEGREE OF INEFFECTIVENESS WITH CONSEQUENT INCREASED RISK, (SEE PARA, D BELOW), 3. EACH PARTY GOING ASHORE ON THE ATOLL WOULD HAVE T0 BE PROVIDED WITH SOME MEANS OF COMMUNICATION, SHELTER AND SUBSISTENCE, 4, EVEN THOUGH DISRUPTION OF NATIVE ACTIVITIES WOULD BE MINIMAL, SOME COMPENSATION WOULD UNDOUBTEDLY BE NECESSARY, Appendix "A" Or -~ 9 - mst |