-2Enewetak was anparently discovered quite by chance by European ships passing through the area enroute to the Orient. Krimer and Nevermann (1938:2) -state that: 1529." ",.,. Alvaro de Saavedra found Enewetak on the first of October, There is no evidence or tradition of contact between the Spaniards and the Enewetak People then or at any other time. It seems unlikely that Significant contacts occurred before the nineteenth century. The sighting of the isolated atoll was next reported in 1792 by Captain Bond in the English ship Royal Admiral (Finsch 1893:1). Sightings followed and were duly reported by other dnglish captains during the remainder of the century. These eighteenth century contacts are not a part of the oral tradition of the Enewetak People, and as far as can be discerned, had very little, if any effect on-their culture. There may have been some genetic admixture as was often the case when European shivs visited Pacific Islands. This, however, must remain Within the realm of speculation. The early infrequent contacts were followed by more frequent and purposeful visits especially in the latter part of the nineteenth century. The islands of this part of the Pacific were opened up for trade and missionization during this period. The Germans formally established their administration over the Marshall Islands in 1886 (Finsch 1893:11), and had been trading in the area for yeazxs previously. Enewetak informants tell of how a German warship put into Enewetak Atoll shortly after the acquisition of the Marshalls, and confirmed the two chiefs in their authority, giving them medals cf office. werpim, tracers Polloewaa, breojg > in coccn to oe. slinss amd asincd the chl-zs to tena them and sell the copra waicn would be mace, bo tne vermans. [race goods were advanced the chiefs against the equivalent in future copra productior INGE ARCHIVES