Locality:
Hono & westward.
Date:
July 29, 1964
Wed.
Personnel:
Palumbo,
Welander,
Billings, Lewis & Koranda.
and Donaldson in Hono.
McClin,
Allsup
Weather:
Fair.
Called at 0400 for a 0500 pick up with departure scheduled
for 0700.
Arrived at Hickam check in baggage had a bite of
breakfast and Allsup & Palumbo went to check on amount of
freight that had been loaded--found that none of our freight
was aboard.
After a hurried check of possibilities it was de-
cided that Donaldson & Allsup stay in Hono and battle the “paper
mill” and the rest go on and get set up at Eniwetok as fast
as they could.
Left at 0730--with our clothes,
etc.
Allsup and Donaldson started making the rounds--found that
Whalen--asst. MATS traffic manager had pulled our freight off
the flight--after it had been scheduled--"“because we had no
authorization."
AEC, H & N,
JTF-8,
etc.,
etc. had no authority
to put people or freight on the flight.
Went to A.E.C. and got a copy of USAC Berkeley, Calif. to
Commander Pacific Missile Range Point Mugu, Calif. p2321002Z
with info to Pacmisran Liaison Officer Hickam, etc., etc.
No action had been taken on the request by any Navy or PMR
agency.
Called Ernie Campbell to call Cdr. Graves,
Pt. Mugu to
try and get some action.
Kept the pressure on every contact we could find during the