CZCQTA861 RITUZYUW RHWNEAAN009 A NOY 2 to V e i W 3OBO113-UUUU--RHEGAAA, ZNR UBUUU US. Ata © nS Y COMM. TWA oll R 0301122 NOV 72 FM MAHLON E GATES MGR USAEC NVOO LAS VEGAS NEV TO MAJ GEN FRANK A CAMM AGMMA USAEC WASHDC CPERSONAL) AE 8T . UNCLAS////EYES ONLY//// FINAL SECTION OF 2 |. WITH THE SITE MANAGER IMMEDIATELY BEFORE DEPARTURE, ROGER WAS CONVINCED THAT THERE WAS ESSENTIALLY NO LEKELIHOOD THAT THE AEC SURVEY COULD BE RESUMED FOR AT LEAST TWO WEEKS. HE HAD AT THAT TIME APPROXIMATELY 20 SURVEY PERSONNEL ON KWAJALEIN WHO COULD DO NOTHING PRODUCTIVE AT THAT LOCATION, HE WAS AWARE OF SEVERE COMPETITION FOR SPACE ON MAC FLIGHTS FROM KWAJALEIN TO HONOLULU AND WAS AWARE ALSO OF THE FACT THAT A MAC PASSENGER FLIGHT WAS THEN AT KWASALEEN DESTINED FOR HONOLULU WITH SEATS PROBABLY AVAILABLE. WITH TEN MINUTES AVAILABLE BEFORE TAKEOFF OF THE EVACUATION AIRCRAFT FOR #TS RETURN FLIGHT TO KWAJALEIN, HIS ONLY MEANS OF COMMUNICATION WITH KWAJALEIN WAS BY TELEPHONE TO THE COAST GUARD LORAN STATION AT ENIWETOK, THENCE BY COAST GUARD RADIO RELAY TO THE COAST GUARD STATION AT EBEYE, THENCE TO THE AIR OPERATIONS OFFICE AT KWAJALEIN, OVER THIS CIRCUITOUS