inspection, General Clarkson, in a letter to Mr. Gordon Dean,
Chairman, ABC, suggested that repair should be effected as follows:
1.

The cargo pier should be placed in serviceable condition
at once,

2.

A new road would be required to replace the road along the
ocean side of the airstrip.

3.

A retaining wall should be built in front of the officers'!
quarters and club located on the ocean side.

4.

Clean-up of the island and repair of minor damage should be
accomplished as soon as practicable.

In addition to the above, General Clarkson submitted recommendations for other facilities which were required before CASTLE but
which were not related to the typhoon damage.

These included:

1.

Construction of a recreation building on Eniwetok Island.

2.

Construction of three warehouses to replace presently unserviceable storage facilities.

3.

Provision of six Pacific-type buildings to provide housing
for the permanent Eniwetok garrison.

4.

Provision of one small Pacific-type building to house the
MP headquarters.

5,

Rehabilitation of the petroleum, oil, and lubricants (POL)
farm.

6.

Removal of three small generators from the Parry Island pow-

er plant to the Eniwetok Island power plant to satisfy current

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