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PCS: DEPUTY DIRECTORand Transportation of Material
Chief of WH/lII, has visited C nd
has seen the material. Flo reports that It is good stuff and in excellent condition.
It vill be packaged in containers of leesounds each, so as to facilitate hand-carrying.
It will he treated so that it nay withstand the tropicsinimum of six months, but will be ready to be used vhen unpacked.
Some of tbe containers will be the original Spanish crates and aone will be our own, but an inspect!or. will fail to tell the difference.
tSaBttjle packages will be ready for inspection by C when he returnstoday or tomorrow,
and the whole lot can be ready before the end of the week.
ransporting tho raatorlul raises certain questions which can be answered only when we ore ready to discuss the matter with the prospective receivers.
[One method of transporting then would ba by C hich hove cleared crews, of which four would be available capable of0 pounds each, which would require five flights of each plane to carry the entire lot of material and which, while makingfrom the United States more secure, might at the same tine make arrival in tho foreign country lessdespite any arrangements which the Conpany could make there.
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A second Dcthod would be toompany boat guided by the Coast Guardecret place not far froaC J Uhere theould be loaded by our own people, but where there would be risk of thecrew knowing that arras and equipment are being obtained in the United States by means at least winked at by the authorities.
The first method would not require export licenses but the second method would require them.
The first method would be all right if the volume of material wore not so great, but it looks as if the second method would be preferable provided the Company feels that it could do its part.
There may be other possibilities which could be developed through discussions with representatives of the Company.
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