MALAGASY NATIONAL POLICE

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