Reprodaced from ihe holding ol the National Archives 4 OL MEBSc&INARMER, InBe NCONECRA Ans - att \NEORMATION | SECU acsiRete TO FROM this shelf could be macothec com to permit toe beac.’ -- of an LCV at t is point on low tides to discharge aquirmment necessary to boild 6 mole as planned. The botton on the ledse is “sirly “lar and sandy with a mixture of smooth surfeced coral rogers, this ledre averares abort two feet al sero cide. calm considerinrs the rest of “oe ‘sland. “he -axivun water over Nie enot is facriyv Reconnencd blastins about one hindred faet of the © oe agra ledre to a width of one twrdred Peet ard constr ec mle of the @ ranaine der of the way (about 350 “t. Site Yokes: Site Yoke has one possible entrance. Fis is on the la» Foon e1de and in the lee -f te reef jutting ont fre + @ north-east end of the islend. The chaemel rims in a north sr sorth direct’ on. The channel is abcut five hundred “aet lon. feet averere about five feet at saro tide. The o ter tro huncred In this two hundred foot lencth of channel there are about thirty emal)] cora’ heads with a controlling depth of two feet at sero tide. IC operators ha-e picked their way hetween these comal heads o1 @ three “cot tide to off load a Dukw but have severe] it -eas ineured dave 2 backine away to head out «Ff -+e navel. 7) their erat in Recommend the orter two hundred “eet of tris cha-ne © 'tlas ed free of coral heads o a width of aboot me CWuindred Peet e+ cle se ecrsirice ted the remaicder of the way, abort tourmeehucerad cre, Hquinwe:t for the ~ole cocstruct’ on ‘ob woul’ nave to be landed “a ee LOY at lore tide on the reef at the Rasterrn e-d of tie sland, Ts enat wore have to be clesarec of corse] heads for abort seventy. ‘-e feet. A rela= tively calm day would be required “or of beachine on the ocean tide of the ticable. ‘Yind and seas weeld i tue siderable bleetinr would be necesrary tnis heacr +. “he possibility sland was sr eveé a found donrace LOU on the ccerhoeré veay and cone to caeeh vf > mth solid rock beach. From the point of beachiun-, s tee equinprent wa .¢ ts © 6 oe ~ovet shout dave t hundred feet cver rourh coral ‘e@ads with dee> wa pot ree 40 Poop Cmet ae tween tret.e UeTS: ns ‘This maternal contai Tourderstance thei ao: ete Vas yp tora ’ e. Stetes at national detense of te Uni .‘ : . . 3 Fe Laws, te ig of the es rion woto ns or ard 7b tiers e l poche (ede dia TOM RED MAG yl + ‘ 0 le Eon ore ‘ ree pa gee Se RATAeg gh ee . os | re « se Pe ~ a