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Senator Stennis. Do you have any disposition to supply us with 

 a witness who can testify ? 



Rear Admiral Church. I shall be very happy to, sir. 



Senator Stennis. Make a note of that, Mr. Kendall, because I think 

 it is something we ought to look into. 



I remember several years ago hearing testimony to the effect that 

 there were ships out there filling a role of this kind. I am not going 

 to ask if they are still there, because that would perhaps be a classified 

 question and we would have to go into closed session. But I do know 

 that ships were being used for this purpose. 



Captain Albers. The difference, I believe, Senator, is that ships 

 are not able to transmit the information automatically back into the 

 SAGE system. 



Senator Stennis. Well, we would like you to give us someone from 

 the Navy who specializes in that field and can give us the technical 

 answers. 



Someone suggested to me that a ship would not be suitable because 

 it is not stationary. However, I noticed that the tower, before they 

 started using it, had some motion. That is correct, is it not? This 

 appears from the picture that was shown, and the narration states 

 that. 



Captain Albers. Yes, sir. 



Senator Stennis. And as time went on, the testimony shows, I 

 believe, that there Avas considerable motion following these disloca- 

 tions and the braces being broken. 



Mr. Counsel, you proceed, please. 



Mr. Kendall. Captain Albers, I believe you stated in your opening 

 statement that the wave and wind criteria and design procedures 

 were approved by the Air Force? 



Captain Albers. Yes, sir. 



Mr. Kendall. Is there not apparent conflict in that statement with 

 Dr. Charyk's testimony this morning, when he said that was entirely 

 the Navy's responsibility ? 



Captain Albers. Yes, sir, it was the Navy's responsibility. How- 

 ever, as I tried to explain, the Air Force accepted our feasibility 

 report, which included these wave and wind criteria, and I considered 

 that as approval for my statement. 



Mr. Kendall. At what stage of the construction of Texas tower 

 No. 4 did your connection with the program terminate? 



Captain Albers. The tower at that stage was partially prefabri- 

 cated in the dry dock. 



Mr. Kendall. Who was your successor ? 



Captain Albers. Commander Foster. 



Mr. Kendall. Where is he located now ? 



Captain Albers. I understand he is located in Guam now. 



selection or architect engineers for TEXAS towers project 



Mr. Kendall. Do you have a copy of the memorandum of the meet- 

 ing of the selection board of April 9, 1954 ? 

 Captain Albers. It is available, sir. 



Mr. Kendall. Will you make that a part of the record, please, sir ? 

 Captain Albers. Yes. 



