546 RADIOLOGICAL CLEANUP OF ENEWETAK ATOLL and he initiated action to improve the situation.?8 With the assistance of the Joint Task Group, conditions and morale on Japtan gradually improved. The entire Japtan population celebrated Christmas 1977 in the Enewetak Base dining hall with a traditional turkey dinner paid for by donations from the cleanup and rehabilitation forces.9? . As time passed, changes occurred in the Japtan settlement and its relations with forces at Enewetak Camp. A variety of cultures were represented on the atoll, especially within the American military ang contractor forces. There were the Marshallese, some employed by the contractors, with their casual customs, there were American contractor employees who spent their lives in remote assignments; there were Filipinos seeking better wages than were available at home and who were subject to removalfor the slightest wrongdoing; there were ‘“‘island boys” from Hawaii and other parts of the Pacific; there were the ‘‘boys from the block’’ who grew up in the slums and carried their personal lifestyles into the military; and there were the professional military, responsible for order and discipline in a disorderly part of the world. Considering the potentia, for cultural shock, the additional problems the Japtan settlement caused were not a§ serious as could be expected. The Japtan men used discarded plywood, none of it marine-grade, to construct small boats, and they obtained at least one small aluminum boat from a mail order company. Powered by outboard motors obtained from various sources, these craft became known asthe ‘‘Japtan Navy.’ They were used for fishing the southeastern waters of the lagoon and several miles out into the ocean and for travel to the other islands. Despite the agreements, keeping the dri-Enewetak on Japtan became an impossible task. One could wadethe reef from Japtan to well past Runit at low tide, and the Joint Task Group was not mannedor authorized to enforce the municipal council’s ordinance prohibiting unauthorized travel off Japtan. Field Command efforts to have TTPI provide an effective resident representative to enforce the ordinances and regulations werefruitless, !90 The increased mobility and natural gregariousness of the dri-Enewetak led to broader social and commercial contacts between the Marshallese and other people working at the Enewetak Camp. The husbands of some Japtan women worked for contractors on Enewetak. Inter-island visits became more and more frequent. Liquor and beer appeared on Japtan to the great displeasure of Iroij Johannes Peter, who disapprovedofthe driEnewetak drinking any alcohol. There were reports of disturbances andof Japtan residents eating in the dining hall without paying. The Joint Task Group Commander brought these matters to the attention of the DISTADREP, Ismael John, and the Council Members.!9! The council passed more ordinances prohibiting alcoholic beverages on Japtan and unauthorized travel between the islands; however, the enforcementofthe ordinances did not improve. !02,103 j t