HEADQUARTERS aa TASK GROUP 7.4, PROVISIONAL APO 187, c/o Fostmaster San Francisco, California TCMS. 17 March 1954 SUBJECT: Weather Island Roll-up TO: Commander Joint Task Force SEVEN APO 187 (HOW), c/o Postmaster San Francisco, California 1. In order to make the most ccononmical utilization of transport facilities, the following plan for weather island roll-up is submitted for your consideration and/or approval. a. The weather islands (Rongerik, Kusaie, Ponape and Majuro) will prepare ull items for shipment prior to the arrival of the transport vessel. Expendgple, items such as POL products, food and medical supplies will be transferred to the [rust Territories in exchange for services rendcred by the natives. ‘411 items to he shipped will be documented on shipping tickets, AF Form 104B or C, by weather islond versonnel. Commander, Task Group 7.2, will be requested to furnish a representative of the Transportation Officer t> manifest each shipment in accordance with current orocedures. This representative would accompany the LST to cach island and be returned from Majuro, by air, prior to, or concurrent with, the departure of the UST. The itinerary of the LST would be substantially as follows: Depart Majuro ~~irfive Pearl Harbor & AAA RRA KAMARA arrive Majuro WNONMNDANNYHPHH MWANQIHWPOMDD Rongerik Rongerik Eniwetok Eniwetok Fonape Ponape Kusaie Kusaie RORCROROROROROROROR. K Arrive Depart Arrive Depart Arrive Depart arrive Depart b. Fersonnel from Rongerik would be off-loaded at Eniwetok and roturned 10 the Zone of Interior on available transportation. Forsennel from Vsnane, Kusais ind Mafuro, together with the Froject Officer, would proceed ta Ssarl Farber aboard she LST. These personnel would be transported from Hickan fir Foree Buse by wailt-ble transportation. if