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commitments of any sert could be made by any of the parties present.
The questien of use of. native laber was raised by the Secretary and he was
advised that possibly 10 to 15 natives could be utilised for unskilled labor,
but that the large majerity of construction would necessarily be accomplished
by skilled labor, such as, carpenters, mechanics, etc. This was established
as being satisfactory.
It was pointed out that a weather station at this site would be air supported
and the Secretary asked if these support flights could carry mail te and from
the island of Nauru in order to expedite their mail service, which is necessarily
slew. It. Col. Cox stated that so far as he lmew, there would be no objection
to this, and Mr. Butts concurred that AEC would place no restrictions en this
service, within the capabilities ef aircraft and personnel and the mail handling =
facilities at Eniwetek.
The Secretary waa advised that supply of construction materials and equipment
would be made by surface craft and that it weuld be necessary te utilize
facilities of the British Phosphate Commission in docking and pessibly effleading of equipment and material. As Nauru has no lagoon and is surreunded by
wide reefs, it is net possible for deep draft vescels te appreach the British
Phosphate Commission Decks. All carge mst therefore be lightered in from an
anchored vessel to the British Phesphate Commission's deck. The British Phee~
phate Comnissien has available dock cranes, self-powered barges and ether
lightering equipment which can be utilised in the off-loading and lightering of
carge from the ship to the deck. The above method would undoubtedly be used if
an IST is used fer transportation ef carge. In the event that en ISD is available,
it would be possible to utilise loaded LOM craft transported by an ISD. The
reef at the deck at Nauru is at approximately elevation ene feot, and the maximun
high tide is approximately six feet.
Under conditions of mean and high tide, it
would be possible for LOM's to reach the deck and be off—leaded by dock cranes,
in which case it would net be neceseary to utilise the British Phosphate
Commission lightering barges. Due te the fact that [ST's are usually more
readily available than ISD craft, we would recommend the use of LST's or other
available surface carriers, together with the lightering equipment furnished by
the British Phosphate Commissien.
In order to provide additional information
regarding marine facilities, we are attaching a copy of the report from J. Pselessi
te the Resident Manager, Holmes & Narver, dated 27 July 1956.
This report is
complete and accurate with the exception that the earth moving equipment mentioned
in the last paragraph of this report is not available at this time due to the
expanded activities of the British Phosphate Commission's mining project.
Captain Anderson, the Harbor Manager and Acting General Manager for the British
Phosphate Comsission, wae contacted regarding availability of construction
equipment and materials, and it was determined that ready-mix concrete is
aveilable and could be delivered to construction sites by transit-mixers. It
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was alse determined that trucking equipment is available for transporting of
conetruction materials and equipment from the British Phesphate Conmission
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