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VIP'S ORIENTED AT KWAJALEIN. In the Army 



Air Forces briefing room on Kwajalein Island 

 VIP's (very important persons) drawn from military, 

 Congressional, and civilian ranks enjoy a ten-min- 

 ute break in a briefing session. Front row, left to 

 right: General George C. Kenney, Commanding 

 General of the Strategic Air Command; Stuart 

 Symington, Assistant Secretary of War for Air; 

 General Curtis E. LeMay, Deputy Chief of Air 

 Staff for Research and Development. Second row: 

 Colonel Kenneth B. Nichols of the Manhattan En- 

 gineer District. Second row, center, Senator Lev- 

 erett Saltonstall engages in conversation with 

 Postmaster General Robert E. Hannegan, Chair- 

 man of the Democratic National Committee. 



