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NR@O7 SE PLAIN 986 PM NITEL 3/27/72 FEE TO DIRECTOR (164-2111) MINNEAPOLIS (164-73) PORTLAND (164-41) FROM SEATTLE (164-81) 2P NORJAK. é THE TERRAIN SEARCH COMMENCED SEVEN TWENTY A.-M. WITH ‘ APPROXIMATELY Two HUNDRED EIGHTEEN GROUND TROOPS. NO DEVELOPMENTS. AT COB TODAY APPROXIMATELY THIRTY PERCENT OF ENTIRE AREA, CONSISTING PRINCIPALLY OF SECOND GROWTH TIMBER AND BRUSH COMPLETED. INTENDS TO TERMINATE SEARCH WITK GROUND TROOPS AT NOON THIRTIETH INST., RETURNING TROOPS TO FORT LEWIS, LEAVING TOKEN FORCE IN CAMP TO PRESERVE OPERATION INTACT. HE WILL RETURN TO CAMP TO COMMENCE SEARCH Ast. OF APRIL FOUR NEXT. HE EXPECTS THAT IN APPROXIMATELY ' TWO DAYS AFTER APRIL FOUR ENTIRE AREA SOUTH OF LEWIS RIVER IN SEARCH AREA WILL BE COMPLETED. TO COMPLETE ENTIRE SEARCH AREA, INCLUDING THAT NORTH OF LEWIS RIVER, WHICH IS EXTREMLY MOUNTAINOUS AND RUGGED WILL TAKE AN ESTIMATE OF A MINIMUM OF TWO WEEKS WITH A MAXIMUM OF THREE WEEKS, AFTER RETURN ON APRIL FOUR. AREA INVOLVED COMPRISES APPROXIMATELY END PAGE ONE DB Cooper-7474