MALAGASY NATIONAL POLICE
MALAGASY NATIONAL POLICE
MALAGASY NATIONAL POLICE
You also want an ePaper? Increase the reach of your titles
YUMPU automatically turns print PDFs into web optimized ePapers that Google loves.
II. BACKGROUND OF THE SURVEY TEAM'S MISSION<br />
A. Malagasy Government Request<br />
1. On 14 June 1961, USOM/Tananarive, .Malagasy Republic, received a<br />
request from the Minister of Interior Andre Resnpa for the following<br />
equipment to be used by the Malagasy Police:<br />
a. "Transport equipment:<br />
60 Jeeps for police districts<br />
30 Jeeps for police precincts<br />
5 Twin-engine planes for the east coast<br />
- 5 Single-'engine planes for the west coast-<br />
Note: Thd Minister suggested that-above airplanes might<br />
be of a type similar to the Cessna-310 and would be based in<br />
Tulear, Morondava, Majunga, Diego-Suarez and Tamatave."<br />
b. "Communication equipment:<br />
1126 Transmitters and receivers of the same type as those<br />
already used by thepolice (2 transmitters and a modern central<br />
station). Radios installed in above mentioned aircraft should<br />
also be compatible.<br />
"10 Pocket-size recorders<br />
1 8 Nicrophones (pick-up devices) enabling sound to be<br />
received at least-100 meters from source; 4 transceivers for<br />
special duties (pocket-size)<br />
equipment.<br />
* 4 Tape recorders with microphones camouflaged as desk<br />
"Note: Specifications suggested for radio equipment,<br />
"Transmitters.<br />
"Power nominally ranging between 150 and 300