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Declassified per Executive Order 13526, Section 3.3 NND Project Number: NND 63316. By: NWD Date: 2011

1. Long Haul Gateway Communications.


 * a. Long haul gateway communications now supporting the Southeast Asia area will require expansion and augmentation as follows:


 * (1) Establish Saigon-Okinawa voice and record communications system.


 * (2) Establish Saigon-SEATO Force Headquarters voice and record communications.


 * (3) Expand Saigon-Bangkok system to provide voice and record channels.


 * b. Provision of the above communications will involve the following actions:


 * (1) Saigon-Okinawa Sideband System - Expedite competition of the sideband equipment now in the process of installation at Saigon. Okinawa installation has been completed. To fulfill this requirement pending completion of the present installation now in progress at Saigon, it would be necessary to move by air one mobile AN/TSC-16 radio equipment (contingency package) with operating personnel from Clark Air Base to Saigon. Operating personnel would be furnished initially from DCS STARCOM Station Clark AB.

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