mi a7’Dnkiv IMELR UoJECTIO? AD ASKED SPECIFICALLY T) J THEY
li) INCLUDED AGAIN IN THE DECEMBER VISIT FOR THIS
REASON ALSO hE CONCUR WITH DR. CONARD THAT DECEMBER VISIT
SHOULD NOT BE POSTPONED. PRELIM. INVESTIGATION FROM
KWAJALEIN INDICATES THAT DISTAD #ARSHALLS DOES NOT HAVE
CAPABILITY OF PROVIDING LOGISTIC SUPPORT FROM EXISTING
FIELD TRIP VESSELS. ONLY AIR TRANSPORT WOULD BE CHARTER
Gi! THE SMALL SEAPLANE AT MAJURO wHICH:COULD NOT CARRY
ENOUGHSTAFF OR EQUIPMENT, SUGGESTION HAS BEEN MADE AS TO.
POSSIOILITY OF CHARTERING THE NEW FIELD TRIP SHIP THE
“CRO CHIEF, WHICH 7c UNDERSTAND IS ENROUTE TO MARSHALLS
FOR ASSIGNBENT THERE.
REQUIREMENTS WOULD BE THREE TO
FOUR DAYS AT. RONGELAP AND THREE TO FOUR DAYS AT UTERIK
PLUS ‘TRAVEL TIME.
Tr THIS WERE FEASIOLE,
IT
OCCURS TO US THAT IEMBE RS
OF ATTORNEY GENERAL STAFF AND MAJURO SUPPORT STAFF MIGHT
hELL UTILIZE THE SAME TRIP TO MAKE PRELIMINARY VISITS TO
-ROKGENAP AND UTERIK
WITH RESPECT TO THE RONGELAP AND
UTERIX COMPENSATION PAYMENTS.
“CORCERN IS
HOWEVER,
IMMEDIATE
AHETHER THE NEW SHIP WOULD BE AVAILABLE FOR
CHARTER IN DECEMBER OR AT VERY LATEST FIRST PART OF
JANUARY FOR MEDICAL VISITS.
IMMEDIATE ANSWER IS NEEDED
SINCE PLANNING MUST START AT ONCE
VANCE
—_
OTA SENDS.
rn
DIRECTOR,
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DISPATCH.
APPRECIATE RESPONSE BY EARLIEST
Se
ARE TO BE MAINTAINED.
IF THE DECEMBER VISITS