OVERSEAS AIR MOVEMENT

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP62B00844R000200260013-1
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 11, 2000
• Sequence Number: 13
• Publication Date: February 13, 1956
• Content Type: MF

DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE 1 or, 1
HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
WASHINGTON 25, D. C.
13 February 1956
1. The USAF support for Project AQUATONE, specifically as
it concerns airlift requirements for overseas movement of personnel
and equipment, is becoming an extremely urgent and pressing subject.
2. On 5 December 1955, a requirement was submitted to the
Directorate of Transportation of this Headquarters to block 210
personnel spaces and cargo space for 160,000 pounds for the period
1-30 March 1956. This was to be used for the deployment to Adana
of Detachment A personnel and equipment, plus certain support
personnel and equipment. On 9 January this requirement was can-
celled. On this same date action was taken to obtain two C-118
and six C-124 type aircraft to deploy third phase personnel and
equipment of Detachment A during the period 1-15 April. On 19 January,
after a conference in Project Headquarters, the deployment date was
changed to 16-30 April, a date which seemed, at that time, to be
more realistic.
3. A serious question now arises as to the Detachment's ability
to meet the latest established deployment date. Considering the
current status of manning, training, and technical progress, a
review of the established date appears to be required.
4. Normally, ninety days advance notice is required by the
air transportation system. At least sixty days advance notice is
mandatory. The normal method is to forecast exact dates so that
necessary commercial aircraft may be chartered to replace military
aircraft in event military aircraft must be withdrawn from pro-
grammed movements to meet unprogrammed movements. If established
dates are not met, an almost unmanageable situation results, due
to the inability of the airlift system to effectively utilize can-
celled capability or provide additional unprogrammed airlift. For
this reason, short notices for movement purposes, even for high
priority passengers and cargo, cause some extremely difficult problems
for the USAF.
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5. The lack of a firm deployment date for Detachment A could.
well result in the inability of the Air Force to move the Detachment
when desired. Therefore, it is requested that my office be furnished.,
as soon as possible, a firm movement date toward which all necessary
actions can be directed.
Ru69ELL -A. 'ERG
Colonel, USAF
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