and several members of the council (alaps), the move was agreed to,
and was actually effected on 21 December.
‘ithout going into the
many details of this move, and with full appreciation of the many
difficult factors involved in the uprooting and transplanting of an
entire community, it is confidently believed that the move has
been successful, and that the condition of these people will have
been bettered rather than worsened in the long run.
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Continuation of Development and Completion of Plan,
16 February - 15 March.
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During this period, construction was continued according to
plan, the only deviations being those necessary to deal with unforeseen
and new requirements which arose.
These last-minute additions, which are
normally inseparable from an operation of this size planned under
pressure of time, were chiefly embarrassing because of lack of
excess construction materials.
Situated on the end of a long supply
line, as Kwajalein is, this lack, and the time required to fill a
requisition, is always a critical factor.
In this case, since
Sandstone was operating within a very tight time schedule, there was
no alternative save to divert to Task Force use available material
from other island projects.
This was done.
The period 1 - 10 March was a critical one for the port of
Kwajalein.
Shipping to be handled reached a peak, and the limited
port facilities were taxed to the limit.
To handle the load, all
personnel were placed on a 24-hour, 3-shift basis.
The Island
Commander, Eniwetok, furnished 35 additional stevedores to assist
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