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INK): STATE DEPT AM EMBASSY COPENHAGEN 8AF/DXI WESTOVER AFB MASS 380 SAW/BCXI PLATTSBURGH AFB NY 37AIRDIV/CIO GOOSE AB CANADA UNCLASSIFIED EFTO/HQ SAC DISASTER CONTROL TEAM (DXl) Subj: Public Affairs Svumiary No. 19, Tuesday 20 Feb 1968 as of 2100Z. This msg in two parts. Part one. Number newsmen now at Thule AB: None. Number newsmen expected: Possibility of one Wednesday 21 Feb: Mr. E.H. Taylor of '•The Peoples,” A -London Sunday newspaper. Six to eight newsmen expected Saturday 24 Feb with Ambassador. Part two, for release to query only. Warm weather and debris retrieval continued today (Tuesday 20 Feb) at Camp Hunziker on the ice of North Star Bay. Light snow showers occurred briefly as site temperature the past 24 hours remained between plus 16 and plus 21 degrees. Airlift support of project Crested Ice now exceeds 55 sorties delivering more than 700 tons of cargo. Helicopter activity now exceeds 1200 sorties carrying some 3700 passengers and 179,000 pounds of cargo to and from SAC DISASTER CONTROL TEAK THULE GRNLD ! ADC ENT AFB COLO 1ST AF STEWART AFB NY 37TH AD GOOSE BAY CANADA Subject: Ambassador's Trip to Thule. Part 1. Following is revised list of Ambassador's party: Ambassador White Mr. Byron Blankinship, Deputy Chief of Mission Col R.D. Eemp, AIRA, Mr. Brooks McClure, Public Affairs Officer, Mr. Erik Hesselbjerg, Permanent Undersecretary for Gmld, Mr. Hans H. Koch, Chairman, Executive Coimrdttee, Danish AEG, six to eight newsmen - Names to be provided later. APPENDIX VII Messages DXI and State Department Page 86
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FROM: SAC DISASTER CONTROL TEAM TIlULEl AI3 GREENLAND 380 SAW (BCXI PLATTSBURGH AFB NY) Subj: Ambassador visit, this message in two parts. Part one. Follow USDAC/ Copenhagen MSG UNCLAS DAO 4-174, 19/1450Z Feb 68, is retrans for your info: (QUOTE) -----(Unquote) Part Two. Answer to part IV of above msg is FROM: HQ SAC DISASTER CONTROL TEAM,~THULE AB, GREENLAND INFO: STATE DEPT AM EMBASSY COPENHAGEN 8AF/DXI WESTOVER AFB MASS 380 SAW/BCXI PLATTSBURGH AFB, NY 1AF/CIO STEWART AFE NY 37AIRDIV/CIO GOOSE AB CANADA UNCLASSIFIED EFTO/HQ SAC DISASTER CONTROL TEAM (DXI) SUBJ: Public Affairs Summary No. 18, Monday 19 Feb 1968 as of 2100Z. This msg in two parts. Part one. Number newsmen now at Thule AB: None. Number newsmen expected: Six press and TV 24-2? Feb 68 with Ambassador. Possibility London Sunday Newspaper. Part two, for release to query only. Debris retrieval continued today (Monday 19 Feb) as some 150 men worked at Camp Hunziker ip unusually warm weather for Thule. Temperature at the site on North Star Bay ranged from minus eight degrees at 5 P.M. local yesterday to plus 37 degrees for a few minutes shortly after 2 P.M. Local today. The temperature quickly dropped again, but even by 5 P.M. still remained at plus 21 degrees. Winds varied from 2 MPH to 11 MPH with-gusts to 17 MPH. APPENDIX VII Messages DXI and State Department Page 85