tributed to two possibilities:
oxidation or corrosion of the in-
strument cormutator bar, causing the pen arn to stick; and the pos~
sibility that the pen am catches on the wire leading to the hunidity
elenent within the instrument, It was hoped that careful pre-release inspection of the instruments would allay this problen.
CHAPTER ITI
SUPPLY
Roll-up supplies in the form of banding seals, shipping docunent forns, and tags were sent to the weather islands,
Most itens
needed for roll-up were included in the island packages.
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Lettuce, potatoes, celery, and other perishable foods were pre ~«
cured and distributed to the weather islands,
This move was impor-
tant for moralle as well as health reasons.
Sergeant Neal, having preceeded to Majuro on 6 March and Ponape on 17 March, accomplished a great deal along lines of coordination.
He arranged for uniformity in the preparationof all documents and
instructed the island personnel in preparing the shipping documents
and the control register in such a manner as to provide a doublecheck against the UPREAL if the need should arrise,
Realizing the necessity of complete identification of supplies
‘andequipment, he assisted the island supply men in identifying itens
that had not been rcadily ifentifiable,
Boxes and crates to be re-used were inspected by Sergeant Neal
anc necessary repairs to the equipment were estimatec so that these