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TELEVISION ASSOCIATES OF INDIANA, INC.

A SUBSIDIARY OF ',lELPAR, INC.

H::lME OFFICE - i',iICHIGAN CITYINDIANA, U.S.A.

BOlTE POSTALE 204V I ENT lANE, LAOS

V-663/P20.6

15 I.UY 1962

TO:

SUBJECT:

THE DIRECTOR, USA IO/l.Aos

rJONTHLY REPORT OF ENGINEERS, CONTRACT AIOC-1305

REG JONAl TELECOMMUN ICAT IONS PROJECT

FORWARDED HEREWITH IS THE REPORT OF THE ENGINEERS'

LAOS OFfiCE FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL 1962.


/) IJ ~ .' .I ~-HI--(~// -1...-y1-~

THOMAS F. O~RESTER

PROJECT MANAGER-LAOS

ANNEX A.

MONTHLY REPORT


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VIENTIANE, l.AOS

CONTRACT AIOC-1305

GENERAL & AD1,!iINISTRATION:

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I. THE TELEVISION ASSOCIATES OF" INDIANA, INC. OF"F"ICE IN

BANGKOK HAS BEEN DIRECTED TO DISPOSE OF" ITS TWO GMC

CARRYALLS (OR IG INALLY PROCURED BY HYCON-PAGE). THE

LAO S PRO J E C T 0 F" F" ICE HAS 0 N E S I fA I L A R G MC CAR R Y ALL, WH I C H

IT NEEDS TO KEEP IN OPERAT ION BUT F"OR WHICH SPARE PARTS

ARE 0 IF"F" ICULT TO OBTA IN. WE HAVE REQUESTED TRANSF"ER OF"

THE TWO GMCS F"ROM BANGKOK IN ORDER THAT WE MAy KEEP AT

LEAST ONE IN OPERAT ION HERE. BOTH USAIDs CONCERNED

HAVE INDICATED APPROVAL AND ARE ARRANGING THE TRANSF"ER.

2. USAID AUDIT WAS COMPLETED AND A REPORT IS EXPECTED

SHORTLY.

3. ENGINEERING COSTS

A. ENGINEERING COSTS TO DATE ;"RE

EST IMATED AS APPROX IMATELY

OR

108 % OF" THE CONTRACT LIMITATION OF"

8 353,000

~ 328,361

13 • DETAIL OF" COSTS IS IN ApPENDIX

THIS COVERS EXPENDITURES OF":

TO THIS ANNEX.

APPENDIX

FIELD OF"F"ICE TO 30 APRIL 1962

REGIONAL OF"F"ICE TO 31 MARCH 1962

HOME OF"F"ICE TO 31 MARCH 1962.

MONTHLY REPORT

TELEVISION ASSOCIATES OF INDIANA, INC.A SUB SiD I ARY 0 F" ME LPAR, INC.

VIENTIANE, LAOS

CONTRACT AIDc-1305

V-663/P20.6PAGE 2

APPENDIX 1 TO ANNEX A: ENGINEER'S COST AS OP 30 APRIL 1962

TOTAL

17,258.4017,466.4456,638• 61~t057.064,465.16

11,844.496,863.752,442,30

.174.781~608.92

11,092.561,526 ,323,673.12

60.171~842.26

1,638,64: 456.07

1,070,39359.42308.98359.41

18,977.6016,209.399,545. 664,801.058,583.51

569.324~668,42

14,574.0722, 605. 2166,363. 422~273.93

19,580.383,000.002,G46.98

.6,422.69, - , I

$ 3~4,037.889,000.00

DESCRIPTION

FIXED FEESALARIES: HOME OFFICE PERSONNELSALARIES: RESiDENT FIELD STAFFSALARIES: POOL FIELD STAFPSALARIES: POOL PILOTS & CO-PILOTOVERSEAS DIFFERENTIALTRAVEL ENROUTE DUTY POSTTRANS. OF PERSONAL BELONGINGSPER DIEM ALLOW. ENROUTE O.S.RETURN TRAVEL - TRANS. & PER DIEMPER DIEM IN DUTY COUNTRYTRAVEL & PER DIEM IN U.S.A.FREIGHT, PACKING, CRATINGTRAVEL & PER DIEM: EMP. TO MICH. CITYTRAVEL & PER DIEM: H.O. STAFF O.S.VACATIONS & SICK LEAVE: H.O.SICK LEAVE: FIELD STAFFHOLIDAYS: FIELD STAFPVACATIONS & SIOK LEAVE: H.O.HOLIDAYS: HOME OFFICE STAFF.TRA1N1NG & EXPENDABLE SUPPLIES & Exp.EQUIP., INSTRUMENTS & SUPPLIESAIRCRAFT OPERATIONSTRAVEL EXPENSEVEHICLE OPERATIONS & MAINTENANCEQUARTERS ALLOWANOESUBCONTRACTS & PURCHASE ORDERSINSURANCE - PREMIUMSDIRECT OUT-OF-POCKETOVERHEAD - HOME OFFICESALARIES: LOCAL NON U.S. PERS.HOUSEHOLD FURNISHINGSOPFICE & STORAGE RENTAL & FURNISHINGSPERFORMANCE & PAYMENT BONDSINTERCHANGE OP PERSONNELEMERGENCY EVACUATION

TOTAL REPORTEn COSTSESTIMATED UNREPORTED COSTS

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CONTRACTARTICLE No.

VI-1VI-3-(A)VI-3-(B)VI-3-(c)VI-3-(D)V1-3-( r)VI-3-(F)(\)VI- 3- ( F) ( I ()V1-3- ( p)( 1 I I )VI-3-(p)(IV)V(- 3- ( F )( V)

VI-3-(r)(VI)VI-3-(p)(vl I)VI- 3- ( F) (V I I I )VI-3-(F)(IX)VI-3-(G)(I)VI- 3- (G ) ( lJ )V I - 3- ( G) ( I I I)VI-3-(a)(IV)VII - 3- (G) (V)VI-3-(I:l)V1-3-( r)VI-3-(J)VI-3-(K)

VI-3-(L)Vl-3-(o)VI-3-(p)V1-3- (Q)VI-3-(s)VI-4XXXII-4-(B)XXX 11-4- (0)XXXIV-3

ESTIMATED TOTAL COSTSI .

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ANNEX B.

MONTHLY REPORT

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CONTRACT A I DC-1305

ENG INEER ING &: OPERAT IONS:

V-663!P20.6PAGE 3

I. I.Y ITH THE ARR IVAL OF THE BULK OF THE CONSTRUCT ION

MATERIAL, TOOLS, ~ND EQUIPMENT NECESSARY FOR ST~RT

OF WORK ON THE INTERIM SYSTEM, ONLY THE LACK OF

TECHN IC IANS PREVENTS A START OF" WORK. IT IS HOPED

THE. T· E C H N I C I A N S W ILL A R R I V E I N MAY AND T HAT W0 R K

M/"Y START.

2. THE P&T REPORTS A HIGH TROUBLE RATE ON THE VIENTIANE

MANUAL SYSTEM. THEY SUGGESTED USE OF" PROJECT MATERIAL

TO REDUCE THIS RATE. WE HAVE REQUESTED THEM TO SUBMIT

A PROPOSAL FOR USE OF" PROJECT MATERIAL TO REPLACE UN-

SERVICEABLE LINES. HOWEVER, SUCH USAGE COULD LEAD

RAP IDLY T 0 AN U N DES I R A B LEO E P LET I ON OF MATER I A L • I T

IS CONS IDERED THAT THE WORK ON THE INTER 1M SYSTEM, IF

STARTED SOON AND V \GOROUSLV PROSECUTED, W ILL ITSELF

PROVIDE CONSIDERABLE RELIEF TO THE MANUAL SYSTEMS.

3. PROCUREMENT

A. THE RLG FINALLY AGREED TO S IMPL fFY ING PROCEDURES

FOR RECEPT ION OF PROJECT MATER IAL.

HAD, HOWEVER, ALREADY ARRIVED.

MOST SHIPMENTS

B. ALL MilTER IAL WH ICH ARR (VED IN BANGKOK PR lOR TO

MARCH SAVE ONE CASE, SUBSEQUENTLY LOCATED, AND

!"OUR TRUCKS HAVE ARRIVED IN VIENTIANE, ALSO

DELAYED IN THAILAND IS ONE ORDER OF MAINF"RAME

TERM INALS DEL IVERED BY BANGKOK VENDOR EARLY IN

FEBRUARY.

MONTHLY REPORT

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VIENTIANE, LAOS

CONTRAot AIDC-1305

ANNEX B. ENGINEERING & OPERATIONS (CONTrO)

V-663!P20.6PAGE 4

C. MATERIAl. HAS BEEN SORTED OUT AND \S READY fOR

ISSUE.

D. DAMAGE HAS BEEN fAIRl.Y LIGHT IN SPITE Of INADEQUATE

PACKING Of MANY ITEMS. DA/.1AGE AND LOSS WAS PRINCI-

PALLY CONfiNED TO CASES THAT HAD BROKEN OPEN WHEN

UNLOADED AT LAOS CUSTOMS. fRONTIER CUSTOMS GUARDS

HAD OPENED CASES BUT HAD NOT SECUREl.Y CLOSED THEM

AfTERWARD.

CRITICAL.

SOME Of THE LOSS IS SER 10US BUT NOT

E. ALL OUTSTAND ING REQU IS IT IONS ON THE HOME Off ICE

HAVE BEEN fiLLED. PURCHASE ORDER fOR THE POLE

PRESERVAT ION PLANT WAS PLACED ON 30 APR IL. LOCAL

PURCHASES YET TO BE Pl.ACED ARE fOR ROAD REPAIR

MATERIAL AND DIESEL OIL (AMOUNTING TO ABOUT $3,000).

f. THE VENDOR HAS INO ICATED THE Mi<NUFACTURER W ILL NOT

MEET ORIGINAL SHIPPING SCHEDULES fOR THE SU8TER-

RANEAN CABLE. THIS FORCASTS fURTHER SERIOUS DELAYS,

ALTHOUGH THE VENDOR IS ATTEMPT ING TO OBTAIN SOME

IMPROVEMENT.

G. ALSO BECOMING ALARMING IS THE INABILITY TO OBTAIN

ANY NEWS Of THE SHIPPING, ACTUAL OR SCHEDULED, OF

THE POLE-MOUNTED CABLE TERMINAl.S WHICH WERE ORIGI-

NALLY SCHEDULED TO BE SHIPPED l.AST NOVEM8ER.

H. SEE ApPENDIX TO TH IS ANNEX fOR DETA It. OF PRO-

CUREMENT STATUS. THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE THE PURCHASE

OROER fOR THE POLE PLANT FOR WHICH LETTERS OF" CREDIT

HAVE NOT YET BEEN ISSUED.

ANNEX B.

MONTHLY REPORT


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CONTRACT AIDC-1305

ENG INEERING & OPERATIONS (CONTID)

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4. POLES

A. ONE Of THE PRINC IPAL INDUCEMENTS TO ACCEPTANCE OF

JOINT USE WAS THE PROSPECTIVE CONTRIBUTION BY THE

P&T OF E~UIPMENT AND M~TERJAL FOR PRESERVAT ION OF

POLES.

O. OUR I NG THE MONTH SPEC IF ICAT IONS WERE APPROVED,

TENDERS WERE EVALUATED, AND AN ORDER WAS PLACED

FOR E~U/PMENT FOR A WOOD PRESERVAT ION PLANT AND

FOR AN IN IT IAL LOT OF PRESERVAT IVE.

C. THE PLANT WILL CONSIST OF AN ASSEMOLAGE FOR IMPREG-

NAT ION OF POLES WITH A SALT' PRESERVAT IVE OY THE

VACUUM PRESSURE PROCESS, SOAKING OF POLE BUTTS IN

OIL (TO REDUCE SPLITTING) AND A MINIMUM OF HANDLING

EQU IPMENT (L 1FT ING DEV ICES AND MANUALLY-OPERATED

RA ILWAY).

D. THE PRESSURE CHAMOER ASSEMBLAGE IS OF A DESIGN

CRE~TED fOR WORK IN THIS AREA ~ND ALREADY IN USE

IN ~ALAYA AND THAILAND. THE PRESSURE CVL INDER

HAS AN EFFECTIVE LENGTH OF 46 FEET AND INSIDE

DIAMETER OF 3 1/2 FEET.

E. THE VENDOR \'JILL PROVIDE ONE ENGINEER FOR THIRTY

DAYS TO SUPERVISE ASSEMOLY AND TRAIN OPERATORS

FOR THE VACUUM PRESSURE PROCESS. HE HAS VERBALLY

PROMISED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL THEORETICAL TRAIN-

ING AT HIS BANGKOK OFFICE AT NO EXTRA COST.

MONTHLY REPORT

TELEVISION ASSOCIATES OF' INDIANA, INC.

A SUBSIDIARY OF" MELPAR, INC.

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CONTRACT AIDC-1305

ANNEX B. ENGINEERING & OPERATIONS (CONTID)

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F". THE RLG WILL PROVIDE A GRADED SITE F"OR THE PLANT

AND F"OR STORAGE OF POLES, UT ILITIES, ALL FOUNDATIONS,

LOAD ING PLATFORMS "NO SHELTER, A WATER-SUPPl.Y

STORAGE AND SETTLING TANK, AND LAOOR FOR INSTAL-

LAT ION AND OPERAT ION OF" THE PLANT.

5. THE P&T HAS APPROVED ENGINEERS' PROPOSED DIAL LINE

ASSIGNMENTS, AND PREPARATION OF SERVICE ORDERS HAS

COMMENCED.

6. 3 \5,000 IN LOCAL CURRENCY HAs BEEN MADE AVA ILABLE FOR

LOCAL PROCUREMENT OF" L.ABOR, SERVICES, AND COMMODITIES.

THIS IS INDICATED IN THE DOLl.AR COST SUMMARY OF PARA-

GRAPH 10.

7. USA ID/LAOS HAS ADV ISED THAT A CENTRAL OF"F ICE TECHN IC IAN

F"ROM THE MANUF"ACTURER WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE UNDER AID

AUSPICES TO ASSIST IN THE CUT-OVER.

JUNE AND WILl. REMAIN ABOUT 4! MONTHS.

HE IS EXPECTED IN

8 • THE MAN U F ACT U R E RS 0 F' THE V lEN T I A N E PEN T A CON A AUT 0 MAT I C

SYSTEM HAVE BEEN REQUESTED TO SUPPLY NEW BUDGETARY

TENDERS OF PR ICES ANO OEL IVERY TIMES F"OR EXPANS ION OF"

THE CENTRAl. OF'F"ICE. TENDERS ARE TO DE FOR INCREASES

IN LINE CAPACITY IN INCREMENTS OF 200 LINES.

ANNEX B.

MONTHLY REPORT


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V lENT lANE, LAOS

CONTRACT AIDC-1305

ENGINEERING & OPERATIONS(CONTlD)

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9. A PLAN fOR AN OPEN-WIRE TOLL LINE BETWEEN VIENTIANE AND

THE PR INC IPAL PORT Of ENTRY, THADEUA (THANALENG) HAS BEEN

PROPOSED. DESIGN CRITERIA AND MATERIAL LISTS HAVE BEEN

SENT TO THE HOME Off ICE fOR REV lEW. A PRELIMINARY SUB-

STANTIATION REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED TO USAID/LAOS THE

fiRST WEEK IN MAY. THIS IS ONE Of THE COMPONENTS PRE-

VIOUSLy APPROVED BUT SUSPENDED. ITS ACT IVAT ION \S CON-

SIDERED DESIRABLE IN VIEW Of THE NEW ROAD NOW UNDER

CONSTRUCT ION ON THAT ROUTE, COMPLETION Of WHICH WILL

INCREASE THE IMPORT~NCE Of THE THANALENG fERRY CROSS ING

FROM THE NONGKHAI RAILHEAD.

10. DOLLAR COST SUMMARY

ApPROVED

OR SPENT

COMPONENT ALLOCATIlD SUB-OaL IGAT ION TO-DATE DESCRIPTION.VIENTIANE 1\ 365,000 PIO/C 80 136 $270,040 ALL IMPORTED.:,TELEPHONE S 300,000 COMMODITIES

(APPENDIX I )

P 10/ T 80159 TECHNICIAN

S 40,000 CONTRACT

PRO-AG 2029 LOCAL CURRENCy

S 15.000 EXPEND ITURliS

ENGINEERING S 328.361 P lofT 801 J 0 $353,038 DETA IL IN

~3 328,361 ANNEX A

SUSPENDED ~2,563,639

COMPONENT &ADDED ENG I-

NEE R I N G C O.;;.S...;T _

$3,257.000 683,361 $623,078

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CONTRACT AtDc-1305

VIENTIANE TELEPHONE OUTSIDE PLANTSTATUS OF PROCUREMENT-PIO!C 80136 30 APR IL 1962

90% ORDERED 48% OF ORDERS DELIVERED

IX I TO ANN EX B

PIO/C $300,000.

TELEVISION A~SOCIATES OF INDIANA, INC.VIENTIANE, LAOS.

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$ 9~000-.00

TOTAL DELIVERED $128;683~02.3 PARTIAL ITEMS.ON BACK ORDER.

LETTER OF CREQIT 9R FINA~ ~OST

E = ETA; A = ARRJVEQW/O FREIGHT BANGKOK '- VIENTIANE

**•••

CO"~LETE ITEMS,*

It 8$ 270,oIio~3b

.,vv9...~7$ 12~430.49$ 9,,000-.00

STEEL ADVOOATEDSTI;:EL ADMIR~L

ST.EL TRAVELERROBIN HOOD.. , - .

TOTAL AMOUNT COMMITTED

(3)(4)(5)(6:)

,PURCHASE ORDER SHIPMENT

No. SHIPPING ARRIVAL BANGI(OK DELIVERY VIENTIANEDATE VENDO R CosT· OF FROM NO.OF SH IP- NO.OF

ITEMS FINAL DATE DATE·· ITEMS PED DATE ITEMS VALUE***. I

29/6/61 AUTOMATIC ELECTRIC $ 18,843.08 181 USA 13/4/62 181 $ 18,834.08I ·20/7/61 " " $ 47.540.59 185 USA 13/4/62 177' $ 41.295.60. ; ,

22/7/61 " " $ 52,664.25 11 USA 13/4/62 11 $ 52,664.25, I 31/3/THRU I

22/7/61 INTER. STD. ELECTRiC .'t 96~540.03 15 ENG.il' 31/8/62. I ·24/7/61 J.S. OPPENHEIMER $ 4,238.29 27 31/12/61 USA A5/3/62 27 (3)I . I I I I

I. 24/7/61 INTER. STD. ELECTRIC $ 1.749.80 25 USA 20/3/62 25 $ 1.749.80

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- 3/8/61 " " " $ 2,820.62 28 25/2/62 USA A17/4/62 I (5)I : .

t 13/9/61 PRAJAYONTRA Co. $ 6~795.00 4 1/12/61 GER. A15/1/62 4I . I I , I

1. 30/10/61 THE SERVICE GARAGE, LTD. $ 5,139.29 2 SING. 18/1/62 2 $ 5.139.29I

6/12/61 AUTOMATiC ELECTRiC ~ 364.50 1 2/3/62 USA A2/Lr/62 1 (6 )·20/12/61 INTER. STD. ELECTRIC $ 2,241.70 28 26/1/62 USA E28/4/62 28 ( 4)

t,

26/12/62 ANGLO-THAI CORP. ," ·215.00 2 23/1/62 BKK E11/3/62 2..,I

19/1/62 INTER. STD. ELECTRIC $ 3.964.49 32 1l?/5/62 USA

19/1/62 AUTOMATIC ELECTRIC ~ 1.206.40 15 1/6/62 USAI

6/3/62 " " $ 1.995.77 28 1/6/62 USA,23/4/62 INTER. STD. ELECTRiC ~ 1.937.22 28/6/62 USA

,

23/4/62 " " " ~ : 362-.84 . 9/7/62 USA- u ~ ~

I OTES:

1 5% COMMIssION'ED FOR FREIGHT - BANGKOK - VIENTIANE

ANNEX C.

MONTHLY REPORT


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CONTRACT AIOC-1305

PERSONNEL:

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TOTAL U.S. STAFF REQUIREMENT

ON STATION"

IN PROCESS OR SCHEDULE

OPEN - UNFILLED

PREV)OUS PRESENT

P!RMANENT TEMPORARY

6 3

3 3

0 0

3 3

NOTE: .INCLUOES ONE TELEPHONE ENG INEER ASS IGNEO

TO THE BANGKOK OFF ICE BUT COVER ING THE

LAOS WORK WITH TOY IN LAOS AS RE·~UIRED.

2. ON JOs FORCE

MANAGEMENT

ENGINEERING

ADM IN ISTRAT ION

LOCAL

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