Pap. 46

During Volunteer Jim Clark's trip to Majuro in the months
of September and uctober of 1967 to secure school supplies such

as desks, chairs, blackboards, etc. for the school, he made
4muiries again with Community Development as to information
concerning fihal AEC disposal beyond present contract terms, In

reply we received the following dispatch from Bill Vandling

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concerning the present status and future legality of any transaction:

RT. DTG.

25 2204 GuT

DISTAD MARSHALLS to COMMSAT UTIRIK
CK 92

Re AEC buildings, The following is a quate from present
agreenent with the Trust Territory and owners, Ouote:
when not in use by governmant the owner shall be permitted

to use buildings on the premises provided that owner

shall not damage buildings or installations nor shall
they used for the purpose of storing copra, nor housing
livestock. Unouote. Weto involved here Hatlupke on
Utibik., Please check with landowner and get OK fow use.
Aévise us.
Vandling sends,

In response to this we forwarded the fosiowing dispatch:
RT DTG. «7 0405 GNT
COMMSTA UTIRIK to DISTAD MARSHALLS
INFO PEACE CORPS
Unclas.

Pass to vandling.

Four AEC structures now in

use by Utirik Elementary school. After verbal permission
by owner on Batlupke as of September 18, 1967,
moAyoy sends.

This made plain to us the iandowner's duties for his part
of the lease but we wonder yet if he is as clearly aware of them
himself,

As for as we can determine, no translation or copy of

the lease rests in his hands,

The Iroij or chief Namu Hermios

(with power of atcorney for his mother R. Limojwe who officially
holds title over this island according to custom)

has backed our

plans from his part as a signee of the lease and is due to come

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