PRIMACY AGT MATERIM REMOVED BAPE Baa ED vee ETRY 5e Iasked | how long he estimated it would take for him to assume responsibility for the plant account property in a proner manner. He estimates approximately two (2) months, Not understanding tue condition of the account, I questioned him as to why he folt such a long period would be required to take over this plant account. I was conducted on a brief inspection of his area where considerable supplies are stored outside, sub- jectto the elements, A great nartion of these were represented to me as components of sets, such as SCR399 and 49°, which have becn issued to AACS people from Base Sup:ly and only a relatively few of the components actually placed in use, Some of these are scattered out into various locaticns where AACS property is in use in this arca, for example, Bikini. I was not shown any records which would indicate that a locator systam is in use for the control of this property, Time did not permit going into every detail of the operation, therefore, same t;pe of locator system may be in use but it was not brought to ny attention. In addition, I noted items which it secmed possible might be excoss to their requiraments and asked __ . why he had not turned-in these items, An cyample was anproxdmatcly twenty (20) or twenty-five (25) BC779 recciver and power supdi7 units in storag: ina hut. He stated he did not have authority to turn these items in to Base Supply and declare them excess to necds of this operation, Realizing that I am not in any position to judge whether the items are in cxcess I made no further investigation of the matter. ° 6, Conclusions and recommendations: ae That since the project of ordering snares for the comiunicctions sets is only approximately 25% completed , estimate) and ree cognizing the scriousness of a breaddown in cammmications as a part of the mission of Task Group 7.4, it is recomicnded that im :cdiate action be taken to complete this project in order that these sparcs might begin to arrive in this area as soon as possible, b. That sinc . is here on TDY and manent officer consideration be given to allowing is 4 perto con- centrate his cfforts on rescarch and ordering spare parts rather thai por- forming the functions of AACS Detachment, the permanently assigned cfficer for ‘the I realize this is a command percgative with the Comunder of the Communications Element and I make this rccommendation only with the idoa of preventing ( ~ > from consuming several weeks in lecating and inventorying the large plant account now signed out to at a later date, it is determined that _ If, is to remein here and the task of ordering spares has been completed, this mitht, at that time, be a Wise course of action, ce, It is r:com-cended that the Conmander of the Tcst Scrviccs Unit, Provisional, have this matter brought to his aticntion in order that he night take whatever action he deoms ap ropriate after cvalucting the situation.