corporation; and
inter-island air carMicronesia provides
Trust Territory to
and Okinawa. The

the
15
Territory.

American operated
fleet of two DC4
SA-16 amphibious
727 jet and/or a
all districts except
\A-16 aircraft must
w landing strip is
ntal Airlines has
' a broad training
maximum employ1s in all phases of

dollar value of all goods and se
jas nonindigenous members. A
be
available for consumption and i
an in
| Club, organized on Saip
ment in the Territory plus net
£9647. has Micronesian and nonindig

&€ previous service

hotels

throughout ' ;

Gross Territorial Product

anese
bmmumty organization of Saip
ing
work
ers
lead
civic
mre messi yen and
ff
and
civic
the
and
ry
dust
promote in

welfare of the people of Saipan.
The estimated (imprecise) 4 big}
Commerce
e Saipan Chamber of

tions to capital facilities for the y Semous

amounts
to
aha
1965-1967
$38,300,000 a year or about $43Q

production of both subsistence } f
locally marketed products; the rerigiy

St hotels, adver-

ion. Its contract
mate expenditure
revenues during
tract for promoiding an informathe travel trade,
development of
olorful and inters of travelers are
development. In
Royal Taga, the

in the Territory,
The three-story,
vill be expanded
oms. Within the
ntal also plans to
and interesting
1 each district.
y will begin in
cts during calenval Taga, about
le to travelers in

Bevelopment;

administer

copra

Burchasing: agreements and develop-

The following is an estimate ire nt lusan funds: direct the marine
income from wages and exports < Jae
: sauices
development
program,
able to Trust Territory citizens for
clop, unplement, and administer
past 5 fiscal years:
Me cntuc land management program,
; ist in the development of local
Year
National Income’ Booperitives, credit unions, trading

1964
1965
1966
1967
1968

$ 7,589,000
10,257,000
10,746,000
11,370,000
14,904,672

Bompanics, small business and other

j Bominercil activities, administer the
} Bgrniculture and forestry development
7 rogram: and advise on transportation

§ Matters. Other members of the High
§ . ommussioner’s staff, such as the
Attorney General, give advice and

"Does not include U.S. employém

salaries.

Nongovernmental Organizations

management and economic advisers.

ment program on:

POLICY AND PLANNING

ing 18% comes from goods impogii dministrative Organization
into the private markets of
economy. These estimates indicateyy
| The Resources and Development
source of the total economic prog Pepartiment of the High Commisavailable to be distributed among g Moner's stalf consists of several
to support the people of Microng
Speciilisis. and technical advisers who
Soordimate «programs in economic

Wage and Export Income

district administrator with technical
direction by agriculturists and land

The Administering Authority of the
Territory bases its economic develop-

Chapter 2

cs

movement of
to and through
ital has contracted
ntially to developthrough sizable

under the general supervision of the

Policy

per capita. About 47% of this tame:

ices, about 35% results from ideB

In the districts, the Resources and

Development program is carried out

members.

product, or real income, consists3

government-provided goods and

economic development specialist was
added to the staff.

Istunee where necessary. Technical
‘i Sistunee also is obtained from univer-

Aaitics, Government agencies, the South
racic Commission, and the United
BNatictis.

The Marshall Islands and Ma
Islands Districts are the only distr ; Durning the year, an Economic Delopment Division was established
with Chamber of Commerce orga
tions. The Saipan Chamber of Z#: ithin the Resources and Developmerce,
founded in
1960, ie nt Department and an experienced

Part VI—Economic Advancem# PF iscal Year 1968

e Increasing food production through
improvement of crop farming and
encouraging use of local materials
for house construction, furniture,
and handicraft.
e Developing
transportation
and
communications systems to overcome community isolation, increase
educational opportunity, promote
higher standards of family and community life and provide an adequate
and uninterrupted air-and-sea logistic support of the island communities.

e Encouraging development of tourism and the personnel and facilities
needed for tourism.
e Maintaining a wage structure and
conditions of employment consonant with the advancing social
and economic conditions of the
Trust Territory; this structure to be
based on periodic economic surveys
and cost-of-living studies.
e Reserving to the inhabitants their
land and resources by applying
appropriate controls and constraints
so that land use plans and patterns
are designed to achieve optimum
use of land resources.
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