TELECON CONFERENCE 142200 August 1045 Washington: Norstad and Lovett Guam: Spaatz and Giles 1. Spaatz to Arnold, 500 Superfortresses will hit targets in Japan tonight. Latest tack oan be cancelled is 2300 Guam time or 0900 your time. 4m standing by personally for possible cancellation order. Norstad to Spaatz. Go ahead with your schedule until and unless definitely ordered to cease operations. We will keep telecon open and will advise you the minnta we get anything firm. 2. Norstad to Spants. What is target time for these 300 airplanes? Reply. 90 airplanes on Kumagaya at 0100 Guam time, 92 airplanes on Isezaki at 0100 Guam time, 140 airplanes on Akita © at 2400 Guam time. 39 airplanes on Minning. During daylight today 443 B-29's hit Hikeki, Osaka, and Merifu, Two wings have landed without loss. One Wing is still landing. All bombing visual and reported as excellent. 3. Norstad to Spaatz. What will be the total nunber of bonbers? Fighters? Dispatched since your order to resume operations, Reply. Total number of bombers - 836 Total nunber of fiters - 173 4, Norstad to spaatz. Ur, Alexander of the DtOlier Comnittee is in Washington. He has selected the nucleus of the group for Jap survey and is getting them back here at once. Know you will appreciate the importance of this work ani will do everything possible to facilitate it. We will give you detailed informa tion later but it is essential these people get going fast. Grand total 1009 Spaatz to Norstad. Will be on lockout for Alexander ani his group. ‘Suggest War Department send sage to Macarthur re importance of D&Olier Comnitteo. Norstad to Spaatz. D'Olier groups status and directive will be sent to MacArthur and Nimite as well as to you. This is advance information to you only. 9. Morstad to Giles. Kererence surrenier formalities, there is nothing I ean add to the information given you gesterday. Subject is still alive.\ © @ For Release with last element's U. S. ARMY STRATEGIC AIR FORCES bombs away signal. HEADQUARTERS, Guam COMMUNIQUE NO. T 1. Approximately 800 Merianas-based B-29 Superfortresses struck in the early hours today, 2 August (Guam Time), at the Japanese industrial cities of Hachioji, een Nagaoka and Mito, and at petroleum installations at Kawasaki. Approximately 6,000 tons of incendiary and high explosive bombs were dropped on the targets. CARL Je SPAATZ, General, U.S. Army, Commanding, United States Aray Strategic Air Forces.