CHAPTER IV, SECTION 1 central post office on Elmer, and finally through Armyfacility, APO 437, was activated on Elmer, and on 26 April 1956, another unit, APO 436, was activated on Nan. The establishment of these two facilities eliminated the need for processing through the Post Office on Fred. All incoming mail addressed to APO 435 was picked up by personnel of APO 437 at the MATS terminal. All incoming mail for Bikini Atoll was flown direct from the MATS terminal on Fred APO with receipts and change money keeping. To provide a more workable system, negotiations were completed enabling Holmes & Narver to act as a subagent for the American Express Company. This permitted the establishment of a sales facility at each camp site within H&N accounting facilities. Remittance of the sales plus a portion of the sales commission were made weekly to the American Express Company by means of a check drawn on the Revolving Fund Bank Account. The sale of American Express Company money orders was first initiated on 16 January 1956 and to Nan where it was processed through APO 436, The establishment of APOs 436 and 437 provided complete postal facilities at both H&N base camps. The H&N postal facilities functioned primarily as mail distribution centers. Prior to the activation of APOs 436 and 437, the only available facility for the sale of money orders was the Army Post Office (APO 187) located on Fred. All papers and money served the need for a good workable system until the activation of the Army Post Offices on Elmer and Nan. Because the sale of postal money orders was facilitated through these Army Post Offices, the use of American Express money orders was temporarily discontinued. necessary for the execution of a money order from an off-island camp had to be processed at the camp post office, then through the H&N ai 187, traveling the reverse route. This procedure was cumbersome and required a great deal of record é :Le awal fara , done: ae ad 4 am Figure 4-6. 4 7A Monte Carlo Room-Refreshment Bar - Elmer