(Truk District)
Tab A
HEADQUARTERS OF THE GOVERNOR, EASTERN CAROLINES,
AND OF THE CIVIL ADMINISTRATOR, TRUK DISTRICT
Commander Ee Re Nelson, Jr., UseSe Navy, is Governor, Eastern Carolines,
and Civil Administrator, Truk District. The Eastern Carolines includes both
the Ponape and Truk Districts. Commander Nelson has served in his present
assignment for 11 months, and prior thereto attended a seminar in civil
administration.
A.
Administrative program.
(a)
Self-government.
The islands of the Truk District that were visited during
this inspection were making good progress in self-government.
The District has thirty-nine municipalities which recently
have been organized as such at the desire of the native population concerned. These municipalities correspond with few
exceptions to the number of individual permanently populated
islands in the District. There is no native regional council
in the Truk District.
An "exchange of ideas" program has been
in effect within the District, and is fostered by field trip
officers and by visits of native officials to CivAd headquarters. This program is designed to promote discussions on
governmental, economic, health and educational matters, and
is proving beneficial.
Community courts appeared to be functioning satisfactor-
ily.
Finances and budgets of communities in the Truk District
have not been satisfactory, and the Civil Administrator temp~
orarily is exercising control of procedures in connection
with these matters in an attempt to place this phase of selfgovernment on a sound basis.
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(b)
Health and sanitation,
(1) Medical services for the Truk District are supervised by
the senior U.S. naval medical officer attached to the Civil
Administratorts staff. Native health aides on the islands
inspected had been trained at the CivAd main dispensary on
Moen Island (Truk atoll), and appeared capable.
Further
training of native health aides is being undertaken at the
CivAd main dispensary in accordance witn plans for further
improvement. Medical records in the outlying islands inspected
were not satisfactory, and medical supplies had not been
maintained in sufficient supply by field trips. The immunization program in the outlying islands of the Truk District
needs attention.
For recommendations on overall supervision
of the medical services in the Trust Territory, see page 10
’ of the main body of this Report.
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