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GROWTH TIMBER, AND BALANCE VIRGIN TIMBER, A GREAT PERCENTAGE OF WHICH IS ACCESSIBLE BY FOOT. I PERSONALLY HAVE TRAVERSED THIS AREA AND FEEL IT IS POSSIBLE TO THOROUGHLY SEARCH AREA BY SUBSTANTIAL FORCE OF MEN IN EFFORT TO LOCATE BODY OF UNSUB IF HE DID NOT MAKE A SUCCESSFUL JUMP.

FOREST SERVICE PERSONNEL ADVISE THAT IF SEARCH IS TO BE MADE, IT MUST BE MADE WITHIN NEXT TWO WEEKS OR SPRING FOLIAGE WOULD MAKE SEARCH EXCEPTIONALLY DIFFICULT. FURTHER, LIKELI- HOOD OF INCLEMENT WEATHER IN AREA IS REDUCED SOMEWHAT, MAKING IT FEASIBLE TO MAKE SEARCH NOW.

IN ORDER TO ACCOMPLISH SEARCH IN MINIMUM TIME, RECOMMEND BUREAU AUTHORIZE ME PERSONALLY CONTACTING GENERAL ALEXANDER BOLLING, COMMANDANT, FT. LEWIS, WASH., FOR ARMY ASSISTANCE, CONSISTING OF SELF-SUFFICIENT AND SUSTAINING COMPANY OF ARMY TROOPS SUPPLEMENTED BY TWENTY AGENTS TO MAINTAIN INTEGRITY AND TO INSURE THOROUGHNESS OF SEARCH, ONE AGENT TO BE ASSIGNED TO EACH ARMY SQUAD CONSISTING OF TEN MEN. OF TWENTY AGENTS, TEN WOULD BE FROM SEATTLE OFFICE, BUREAU TO ASSIGN ON TEM- PORARY DUTY ADDITIONAL TEN FROM NEIGHBORING OFFICES, ALL AGENTS TO COME EQUIPPED WITH HEAVY SHOES, OUTDOOR CLOTHING AND RAIN GEAR, PREFERABLY YOUTHFUL AGENTS WHO HAVE BEEN ACCUSTOMED TO TRAVERSING MOUNTAIN AREAS SINCE AREA TO BE SEARCHED IS HILLY, MUCH OF IT COVERED WITH UNDERGROWTH AND SOME OF SEARCH TO BE

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