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, eeeee DISPATCH. APPRECIATE RESPONSE BY EARLIEST Se ARE TO BE MAINTAINED. IF THE DECEMBER VISITS