Tab A
(Saipan District)
HEADQUARTERS OF THE CIVIL ADMINISTRATOR, SAIPAN DISTRICT
Commander F. L. Sheffield, Jr., U.S. Navy, is the Civil Administrator,
Saipan District.
He has attended a special seminar in civil administration,
has served nine months on the staff of the Governor of Guam and six months
on the staff of the Deputy High Commissioner of the Trust Territory. At
the time of this inspection, Commander Sheffield was in transit to attend
the Seventh Pacific Science Congress in New Zealand as a representative of
the Trust Territory. His representative during the inspection was Lieutenant Commander J. C. Spencer, U.S. Navy, Deputy Civil Administrator, Saipan
District, during the preceding six months, and a graduate from a seminar in
civil administration,
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Administrative program,
(a)
Gyrcined
Self-government.
The population of the Saipan District is 5,938, of whom
80% are Chamorros.
There is no regional council for the Ssi-
pan District as a whole. The municipality leaders appeared
to have acquired a sound concept of representative government,
and were reported in general to need a minimum of counsel
from Civil Administration officials. CivAd officers, in an
advisory capacity, attend council meetings on Saipan, and on
other islands of the District during field trips,
The higher
courts of the Saipan District, namely, the justice and the
superior court, hold their sessions at CivAd headquarters,
The Insular Constabulary, supervised by a U.S. Marine Corps
sergeant, has its organization based at CivAd headquarters,
Finances and budgets for the Sainan District were in good order at the time of this inspection,
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REPRODUCED FROM HOLDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
(b)
Health and sanitation.
(1)
Medical services for the Saipan District are supervised
by the senior U.S. Navy Medical Officer attached to the Civ~
Ad Unit. The islands of the District that were insnected reflected close supervision, Instruction for the native popu-
lation in health measures wes above average and worthy of
emulation. There appeared to be a low incidence of tuberculosis, yaws and venereal disease, This will await substan-
tiation by survey of the U.S.S. WHIDBEY which is in process
of completion for the major portion of the Saipan District.
For recommendations with respect to leprosy and tuberculo~
sis, see page 11 of the Report,
(2) Sanitation on the islands inspected in the Saipan District
was very good. Recommendations for improvement are made under
the headings of the islands visited.
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