(Marshalls District)
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Tab A
KILI
(Cont'd)
villagers the morning of the 10th.
(g)
Services.
(1)
Transportation.
Kili is presently dependent on U.S. naval craft for export
and import.
The axis of Kili is about 060°- 240° and the island is sur
rounded by a barrier reef. There is no lagoon. Landing conditions over the village reef, on the northwestern shore, are
generally unfavorable from December through March, as the equatorial front lies to the south during those months with north-
easterly winds prevailing. A narrow boat channel exists through
the reef off the village beach, and this will be blasted to
larger proportions by a Navy UDT (underwater demolition team)
after the equatorial front moves north, and the ensuing easterly
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winds allow a lee beach off the village reef.
The inspection party landed on the village reef in a heavy
punt sent out to meet the AG. Landing conditions were poor
and the punt was filled with water by the last wave over the
reef. Launching conditions were too difficult to leave the
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island from the village beach, andthe inspection party left
by one of the village's two aviation rubber boats from an ex-
cellent lee beach on the southeast shpre in a launching area
about 200 yards from the southwest tip of tne island. Reconmmendation is made that this area be examined by the UDT for
boat-channel blasting in order to provide favorable off-loading
conditions throughout the year.
KEPRUUULED FRUM HOLDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
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C.
Administrative organization.
Liaison with Civil Administrator, Marshalls District, is accomplished by field trips, the last one of which was made in an AG on
1 January 1949. The tasks of these field trips are similar to those
noted on page 18, Tab A.
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