CIA Reading Room cia-rdp54-00338a000100030026-3: JUSTIFICATION FOR AN ESTABLISHED SCHOOL TO TRAIN MATS PERSONNEL IN SURVIVAL, EVASION AND ESCAPE AT MCCALL, IDAHO, TO BE KNOWN AS 'MATS SURVIVAL SCHOOL'.

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2 Navéh 1952 


SOE soacicsics dees ssi secede Mei Hs Paseo 
Si Darvival, Preston and Escape at HeCall, Idaho, ta be known 
as "HATS Survival Seheol". 


igo freixing Sewéron, ANC, MATS 
mets ee ee Baes, Idaho 


Ady Base Wing, ARCS, MATS 
mn Home Air Porce Sase, Idaho 


de Reference ie mads to Appendix A, "Histerical Rate Report, 
1 Anguit 951 0 1 Jamoary 1952 and 1 January 1952 to 1 Maren 1952". 


2. The background history ef schools of this nature since 1942 
has been one of poet training areas, mde to fit existing conditions. 
Se ee ee ee 

a goot area 


3. The HeCall area with its three aillion acres of primitive 
a@Jecent fe ac food an area as could be found in the United 
Shates and it is recemzended that subject school be located at Thorn 
Greek for the follewing reasens: 


aiiiion aeres of training area, 0. 3. Forest 


seputtution between 0. 5. Forest Service ant the Air 


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SUBS: Justifieation fer an Established School to train MATS Personnel in 
Survival, Evasion and Escape at MeCall, Idaho, to be known as 
HATS" Survival School”, 


@. Vacility at Thern Cresk consisting of three (3) bulidinga, 
water systen, plumbing, septic tanks, etc. has been made available for 
an indefinite period by U. 5. Forest Service in addition to 8 acres of 
feneed land with access road for utilisation as building area. 


&, Burvival, gave and fich conditions which eannet be worn out 
dus to aise and type of area. 


@. Paved highways through McCall and within one (1) mile of 
Paorn Creek. 


f. Reaithead with daily train service. 
Airport, MeCall. Rew 2700' runway utilised by Forest 
Service fee BW-3's, Ferd Trimeter and Travealair 6000's. Runway is 
being extended to 5240' this summer under CAA ee: 


Wineteen (19) airstrips in prinitive area which can be 
used for plored in drepping and serial pickup. 


4. Fayette Lake is eultable for operation of amphibious air- 
eraft up to and ineluding SA-16. 


‘ 4§- Heusing for peraanent party families is available and mest 
adequate. 


k. Daily mail service. 


3, Utilities and telephones facilities are adequate and service 
is exeslient. 
m, A local doctor (ex-Havy) and dentist are available for 
energencies. 


nm, Cooperative agreesent with Idaho Fish and Came Department. 
hos been undertaken and is working emecthiy. 


@ UU, 5S. Forest Service have nade available all static ground 
training devices for use of school in trainin: of aircrews. 


4. Symary. 
a. Om a coat economy basis the facilities and area made 
available by the U. §. Forest Service are considerable. 
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fieae Established School to train MATS 
ais St, Baiion ant Secape at MeCell, Idaho, to be known a8 
wwATS Survival Sehool*. 


b, The U. 3. Forest Service ecoperation is outetanding. 


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e. U. 8. Forest Service continuing research in SFOPPine SANE 
4n isolated areas is ef mre than passing in ARCS 


d, Trere is no ap rar al prasad ee agate 

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pee rt ete Dacgiguiigeg se field and can be the prototype for 
genools of this type in other areas and commands, 


4, INNES-TAYLOR 
L& Celene) USAF 
Commanding 
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