MALAGASY NATIONAL POLICE

7. Armament available:
Weapost
Carbine 8 S/m
Sub-achine gun Sten 9 afA
Automatic Pistols 7.65
Nieoellaneous Pistols and ­
3
20
37
revolvers
Anounition:
18
9 9 o080
7.65 Wa 1,175
6.35 Wa 250
Grenades:
Tear gas 40
8. Camunications.
a. The commications operations room at Itjunga is located on
the top floor -of the Piovicial Headquarters building. This provides an
eaoellent antenna location, about fifty feet above ground. The antenna
is of the usual off-ceter fed, shile wire, half wave type. There is a
separate antenna for receiving.
b. fdpaent consists of a 200 watt ECA tranmitter) receiver,
and a composite stand-by. The enrgency power generators (JAPY 1000 and
ICA 21W) are located in a small building at ground level. Operator then
on duty stated that power regulation was good, power failures rare.
a. In addition, a newly unorated F.L.T. (French Mg.), 150 watt
88B transmitter is available for future use. A sillar unit has just
been received at DiAgo-Suarem. As no tests had yet beent made at the
time, there was no wmy of evaluating their effectiveness. They were
tuned to the channels now in use by the police and it is believed that
they would be compatible with other American makes of 88B equipment.
d. The operator, M. Piquette (a French National), was very co­
operative in discussing working conditions. He sounded unhappy with
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