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THIS AFTERNOON I MET WITH MAJ GEN KERN, DIRECTOR OF

MANPOWER TO DISCUSS THE STATUS OF WESTOVER AFB CLOSURE

PLANNING. OUR CONVERSATION REVEALED THAT THE AIR ST

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AS I SEE THE SITUATION, WE SHOULD CONSIDER WHETHER

OR NOT IT IS TOLERABLE TO LEAVE THE SPPF IN A MILITARY

STATUS AT WESTOVER WITHOUT MILITARY COMMUNITY SUPPORT.

(GEN KERN SAID NO STATION ALLOWANCE IS PERMISSIBLE TO

OFF-SET COSTS FOR INDIVIDUALS LIVING ON THE ECONOMY.)

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BUT WITH THE IMPETUS GAINED SO FAR TOWARD THE, BASE

CLOSURE, I DON'T KNOW WHETHER WE WOULD BE ABLE TO PUSH

THIS THROUGH WITHOUT DR. i&LUCAS' STRONG SUPPORT.

ALTERNATIVELY, WE SHOULD CONSIDER WHETHER IT WOULD BE

FEASIBLE TO MOVE THE MILITARY SPPF OPERATION TO ANOTHER

LOCATION. STILL ANOTHER CONSIDERATION MIGHT BE TO

CIVILIANIZE A PORTION OF THE CURRENT WESTOVER OPERATION

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I AM SENDING YOU BY REGISTERED AIR MAIL A COPY OF

THE DIRECTORATE OF PROGRAMS CASE STUDY AND JUSTIFICATION

FOLDER FOR WESTOVER. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SEEMS TO

BE AVAILABLE IN THE FOLDER BEYOND THAT WHICH WAS CONTAINED

IN THE DOD ANNOUNCEMENT EXCEPT FOR THE STATEMENTS THAT

RESIDUAL ACTIVE DUTY AIR FORCE ORGANIZATIONS WILL BE

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THERE DUE TO THE UNIQUE FACILITIES WHICH ARE AVAILABLE TO

SUPPORT THESE OPERATIONS.

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