MEMO TO PRESTON GOODFELLOW FROM LT COL JOHN V. GROMBACH RE WITH REGARD TO EQUIPMENT FOR THE FOUR RELAY POINTS

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• Collection: FOIA Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005374658
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: U
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• Document Creation Date: June 23, 2015
• Document Release Date: June 26, 2009
• Case Number: F-2009-00165
• Publication Date: June 29, 1942

:`iti! r:+g?,.xd to equipment for tue Pour relay t,oints,
theprrble ~s ar_d ariorities fall Fenara,lly 3.nto two classifica-
tions, one of tr~~.nsmitter and one of r.~eoeioing equipment.
On trs+.nsmiss'_on, +.va wil"1 definitely need an AA priority
in order to get four `l kw tr~,rsmitters alrnocrt immediately. A
double A wol:.l:i ;~;et ns:;- .. ?.;ir_ two -. r.,>. a.*~d ti:e rer+;ninin:; three
iA a month. ~'n niA rzt~'irag ~arc;zld ., -r:.,: ei,~rrt orthe to on~~ yegr
Por tl:e four.
Tre coe,t of :'cur 1 ,rvr txa belt:>.ved c:~n be secured wl.thout
too muoh regard for priority, s to"?=.1 0.` twe7.ve receivers is
required or three for each relay point. TYr.e cost of these twelve
reoeivers, eor?e of which can b~s oht^.ined i~r ,Food condition second
hand, will be auproxirnate].y , 5,0!iC?.
k deois'.on on this m'+ttar i~ ur~;antly requested and
the longer we +~nit to initiate orders a,nd ~;>riarities the longer
we areaway from delivery, date since conditions are oonstatly
getting wor-ae on radio equipment. If you could get bank to me
on the telephone at either Pla.zr+. j-6F.,90 or "=a.ntagh 99 tomorrow,
I could order the reoeivers w`aci: I have spottec'?. and which may
be the last avr,.ilable without r-~?.crit-r ~rc>bl.ema, and also get all
the neeessar=; data to expedite- the tr~~-nsn,itter p.rioritie=a.
John v' Gror^:baoh
Lieut Cql., Inf
APPROVED FOR RELEASE^
DATE: 09-Jun-2009