i ; ¥ 7 - re ad. “4 Reproduced from the holdings of the National Archives 60 ey WATION.AL ARCHIVES REPOSITORY, PACIFIC SOVTHWE)T Pacific Southwest Region COPY KEGION u coutection £6326 “ATOMIC EMERCY a_iOFFICIAL-USE-ONLY 4 +e Drs 72 or DY CES BOX No, $2670 (#25) Albl6t/ 326-658730 Jorme masK FORCE SEVEN FOLDER WEATHER rs RADSAFE STATIONS — DATED JULY, 15, 1994 Washington, 25, D.C. _ FROM ANTON’ SINISGALLITO 406008 Jol,/000.93 . BRR POL “IANE S. NIXON ; , Cg ai Feb. 1957. Manager . Albuquerque Operations Office P. O- Albuquerque, rque, NewNew Mexise ky athe cts! Geer. Hesie 2row Cu nets Dear Sirs av, 1 ° - + weceneeecessntteass } Cliitsaticntcocled ‘oe choc ged te. MOTI a ee ZL 5400 co oo wieing claage ine oy ieatton) ~ of hg. a fb“ jo DY ceeeeeeee OY ste] : Heferetes is ‘use to letter. Jak,/600.1, Advanee Headquarters, Joint Task ForanSEVEN’ Gablects Jane 1955. ° oo “Construetion ef Weather Stations" ef 1, , ‘ In Light ef REDWING experience and the weather island: survey recen- naissance, i6 has been determined Ghat requirements will exist for HARDTACK to reestablish weather ebservation stations at KUSAIE, KAPINGAMARANGI, TARAWA, AND RadSafe stations at WOTHO, UAELANG,and UTIRIK similar te these eperated at REDWING. In addition, it has been dsteruined that requirements exist to con~ struct new weather observation stations at WAURU and RONGERIKsimilar te PONAPE essentially identical to the MAJURO station, and construct a new RadSafe station at RONGELAP similar to the WOTHO statien, Negetiatiens are underway byCJTF SEVEN te obtain sites fer the above atatiens. Broad criteria and general locations are> contained in inclesures 1 threugh 3 attached. It is planned that all stations be in operation 1 May 1958 and that AWS personnel and equipment be in place 15 April 1958.— Only repairs such as soreens, reinforcement of floers for heavy equipment where necessary, and other miner repairs are to be made en the strue~ tures at the existing stations. It is desired that all heavy installed equipment to include an ice making machine and electrie grill be purchased and installed at each station by H&N at the time of construetien as was done on REDWING, reference above. Radio vans and seientific equipment will be furnished by CJTF SEVEN. 0339. cory we BEST COPY AVAILABLE wae. OFFICIAL USEONLY cory