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INFORMED AND WOULD TRY TO CAPITALIZE ON IT IN
DOCUMENTING AND PUBLICIZING HIS CASE OR CASES,
G. THE FACT THAT, IN PRACTICE, WE HAD EXTENDED THE
DANGER AREA (BY RECOGNIZING POSSIBLE HAZARD AND TAKING
PROTECTIVE ACTION) WOULD, IN ALi, LIKELIHOOD, RAISE THE
QUESTION IN THE U,N., AND THE CHARGE WOULD BE MADE THAT
THE U.S, WAS NOT CARRYING OUT ITS RESPONSIBILITIES AS
TRUSTEESHIP ADMINISTRATOR IN A MANNER REFLECTING MINDFUL~
‘ NESS OF THE WELL-BEING OF ITS CHARGES,
THE HIGI COMMISSTONER WAS NOT SUGGESTING THAT, FROM HIS
POINT OF VIEW, ANY OR AP OF THESE CONSIDERATIONS SHOULD CAUSE
A GHANGE IN PLANS NOR SUGGESTING ANY RELUCTANCE ON HIS PART TO
FACT THE CONSEQUENCES,

HE JUST PELT THEY WERE VALID POINTS,

WITH RESPECT TO THE MATTER OF SHIPPING IN THE HAZARD AREA
AND QUTSIDE THE DESIGNATED DANGER AREA, I HAVE PROCEEDED ON THE
ASSUMPTION THAT THE U.S. WOULD NOT FIND IT To BE POLITICALLY
EXPEDIENT OR ADVISABLE TO ENLARGE THE CURRENT DANGER AREA,

(AS PREVIOUSLY STATED, XT AM NOT IN POSITION HERE TO MAKE A
PRCOMMENDATION. IN THIS REGARD.)

I PERL SURE THAT CINCPACEIN ,

TYROUGH SHIPPING CLEARANCE AND CONTROL OF ROUTING, CAN ASSURE
THAT NO U.S, NAVY OR MERCHANT SHIPS WOULD BE-IN THE ARRA Av
SHOT TIME,

THE AREA APPEARS TO BE OTHERWISE PRACTICALLY DEVOID

OF SHIPPING EXCEPT FOR NATIVE CRAFT,

WE HAVE RECEIVED INFOR-

MATION OF ONLY ONE SURPACHE VESSEL IN RECENT WEEKS NEAR THE ARIA,
AND REPORTS TO THE TRUST TERRITORY OF ITS ACTIVITIES ARE SUCH

AS TO GAUSE ts TO INVESTIGATE,

IT APPEARS TO BE A MOTHER SHI

OF SOME KIND REPORTEDLY MANNED BY CAUCASIANS FLYING AN AMERICAN

BPLAG, SHEN IN THE AREA SOUTH OF NAMU ATOLL AND AILINGLAPALAP
ATOLL,

IT HAS REPORTEDLY BEEN SENDING SMALL BOATS ASHORE TO

ISLANDS IN THESE GROUPS, MAMNED BY JAPANESE, TRADING FISH AND

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