niacUniw IHELR UoJECTIO? Ais) ASKED SPECIFICALLY T. © THEY
\e INCLUDED AGAIN IN THE DECEMBER VISIT FOR THIS
REASOW ALSO
hE CONCUR
WITH DR.
SHOULD NOT BE POSTPONED.
CONARD THAT DECEMBER VISIT
PRELIM. INVESTIGATION FROM
KWAJALEITN INDICATES THAT DISTAD HARSHALLS DOES NOT HAVE
CAPABI ITY OF PROVIDING LOGISTIC SUPPORT FROM EXISTING
FIELD TRIP VESSELS. OLY AIR TRANSPORT WOULD BE CHARTER
Gr THE SiMALL SEAPLANE AT MAJURO wHICH: COULD NOT CARRY
ENOUGH STAFF OR EQUIPMENT. SUGGESTION HAS BEEN MADE AS TO
POSSIOILITY OF CHARTERING THE NEw FIELD TRIP SHIP THE
MICRO CHIEF, AHICH AE UNDERSTAND 1S ENROUTE TO MARSHALLS
FOR ASSIGNMENT THERE.
REQUIRESENTS WOULD BE THREE TO
PLUS TRAVEL TIME,
IF THIS WERE FEASIOLE,
|
IT
OCCURS TO US THAT -!EMBERS
OF ATTORNEY GENERAL STAFF AND MAJURO SUPPORT STAFF MIGHT
WELL UTILIZE THE SAME TRIP TO MAKE PRELIMINARY VISITS TO
-RONGEIAP AND UTERIK wITH RESPECT TO THE RONGELAP AND
UTERIX COMPENSATION PAYMENTS.
HOWEVER,
IMMEDIATE
COsCERN IS WHETHER THE NEW SHIP WOULD BE AVAILABLE FOR
CHARTER IN DECEMBER OR AT VERY LATEST FISST PART OF
JANUARY FOR MEDICAL VISITS.
IMMEDIATE ANSVIER IS NEEDED
SINCE PLANNING MUST START AT ONCE IF THE DECEMBER VISITS
ARE TO BE MAINTAINED.
DISPATCH.
APPRECIATE RESPONSE BY EARLIEST
DIRECTOR, OTA SENDS.
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VANCE
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FOUR DAYS AT RONGELAP AND THREE TO FOUR DAYS AT UTERIK