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1. The inclosures to the basic letter refer to a radar counter-
measures training operation proposed by the Eighth Air Force at
White
Sands Proving Ground, New Mexico.
2. In accordance with the directive transferring jurisdiction of
Alamogordo Army Air Base from Strategic Air Command to Air Materiel
Command,
it is desired that you issue the necessary instructions to the
Commanding
Officer, Alamogordo Army Air Base to take care of the needs of
the Eighth
Air Force on a basis of minimum interference to the guided
missile program,
and within the limits of the Alamogordo Special Range, if
this is possible.
If access to the White Sands Proving Ground or the
Antiaircraft Artillery
firing ranges adjacent to Fort Bliss is necessary,
this will be arranged by
coordination between the commanding officers of
Alamogordo Army Air Base
and the other establishments.
3. The Strategic Air Command is being informed that future requests
of this nature should be made to the Commanding Officer, Alamogordo Army
Air Base, who will make any necessary arrangements for use of his own
facilities or those of Army Ground Forces or the Ordnance Department.
BY COMMAND OF GENERAL SPAATZ:
L P Whitten [signed]
L. P. Whitten
Brig. General, U.S.A.
Deputy Asst. Chief of Air Staff — 4
4 Incls:
1 and 2 n/c,
Added 2 incls.
3 - Ltr Hq AAF to SAC
(subj as above).
4 - Ltr Hq AAF to Ch Ord
(subj as above).
CONFIDENTIAL
7-240
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