WaS opened ~ preparation for Dr. ~rt~~ $s cable hyhg CIWW who C&lmS in Monday, 29 March. The work was finished on 30 March, and both east and west ditches were backfilled. A detail of one Officer and 10 EM of Company E moved to Aniyaanii Island Tuesday, 23 March, and in one week completed the erection of a generator shed, seismographshed, servicingand installing’two 15-KW generators,and the laying of 25,000 sq. ft. of pierced plank to complete the Light Aircraft Landing Strip which had been cleared and graded previously. The week ending 3 April was spent doing final cleanup work, most of the working crews assisting various AEC glvups. With the exception of soil stabilizationand minor details, the entire Runit Island project was completed 3 April. From 29 Dec b? to 3 April 48, appmndmately 14,250 man hours were used by Company E in completing its mission. The man hours shown with other statistics in the attached chart are only those used in actual construction of the planned project and do not include those used in housekeeping, constmction of quarters, or assisting the scientific groups. Many samll problems ● rose as the work progressed, but were solved without causing serious delay in the work schedule. Of great assistance in this respect was the nwbile heavy maintenance shop established on this islmd at an earlier date. Shortages, such as form tie bolts and other machining jobe were fabricated quickly by the zmchine sbp. equipmmt was very much in demand throughout th 4’? Section XVI Heavy constructionperiod,