BERKELEY: RADIATION LABORATORY BLDG.: ROOM: ACALE, TWX FROM GIBBINS TO SEWELL NV / . INFORMATION TO W. B. REYNOLDS, KILPATRICK f R. a & DENTON SITE 251 ZERO JFE SITE HERB 888 ERNEST LAWRENCE REEQUESTED DURING VISGTcHERE THAT LABORATORY FURNISH COMMUNCATIONS RECEIVERS FOR OFF HOURS GROUP USE AT STRATEGIC LOCATIONS EACH CAMP FORWRRD AREA. AT PRESENT TIME WE HAVE URGENT NEED TO COVER AINSWORTH WITH 40 UCRL WITH 24 UCRL PEOPLE. PEOPLE AND APACHE BARGE OFF URSUIA RCA AND ZENITH PORTABLE RECEIVERS DO NOT PERFORM AS WELL HERE AS GOOD MEDIUM PRICED COMMUNEATIONS RECEIVERS. REQUEST — YOU INVESTIGATE AND INSTIGATE PURCHASE OF APPROXIMATELY EIGHT COMMUNICATIONS RECEIVERS SUCH AS NATIONAL, HAMMARLUND OR HALICRAFTERS 2 OF SUFFICIENT QUALITY TO PROVIDE RELIABLE OPERR®TON WITH MINIMUM MAINTENANCE IN THIS AND FUTURE OPERATIONS. WOULD PLAN FOR L-1 TO DETERMINE LOCATION .... msAFFORDD ESTIMATED OVER ALL GROUP USE. we says a WE. ARE TRYING OBTAIN TWO RECEIVERS FROM OTHER AGENCIES FOR AINSWORTH mt AND the RPILo wea ott= APACHE BARGE . BUT DO NOT FEEL WE WILL SUCCEED, OF TWO RECEIVERS BY AIR MHA 5/14/56 8:30 a.m. PLEASE EXPEDITE SHIPMENT «

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