= ube se rig Pe ee eee ae ites oS abe eo oo. The Kili Development Project manager. had two assistants: a man from Kusaie in che Eastern Carolines wno was a taro specialist and a Marshallese woman skilled as a handicrat: instructor. Milne soon aeveiopes a good personal relationship with Juda who encouraged his people to work with the project team. In cooperation with the council. Milne organized. scheduled. and supervised work activities. Taro. banana. pandanus. breadfruit. papaya. and sweet potato cuttings were imported from Kusaie Island and Ebon and Jaluir Atolls. Men were organized into work teams and began to develop the caro swamp. Milne and the Kusaien taught them how to plant. mulch. and care for unfamiliar crops. The most productive methods of coconut palm cultivation were also introduced: the Bikinians were instructed in the reasons and neces- sity for keeping tne groves free of brush. and thev learned why the proper spacing of trees ensured a maximalyield. Within five months. substantial progress was evident. The 131 9001263 eentn The immediate conseauence ot the land division—that each of the bumi began is clear 1s land and produce copra—was pre‘cisely what the administration had desired. The islanders’ response also heiped to Jauncn the Kili Development Project on a positive course. As definec Sv the Americans. the project's goals were to: 1} clear the coconut groves of brush and increase copra production: (2) provide :nstruction in agricultural techniques: (3) stimulate the production and sale of handicratt: and (4) develop a cooperative to managce trading operations. Mr. Milne. the project —_ Launching tre Provect