Page 6 1, Negotiations are going on presently between Saipan and Atomic Energy Commission but no answer as of yate £2, If AEC does not want tks housos which is liloly, thoy will bo roturned to the landownor with rental throuch July 30, 1957, 8, MoKay gava us Distad permission to start negotiations with Mor Jorout about school use of the building3, Going on the information from that conference wa began dis» cussions with Lomor about the possibility. At test, he is a aifficult man to deal with end. unsurs of his position concerning the buildings and the land, This is probably a result of the languags badrier ard tho fact that he has navor scen a translation of the agroement nor has a copy of ths lease, His negativo attitrde tewards ths idea, wa bslievs, also stems from his well knom™m poor social relations with the ccmmunity and gensral intolerancs of children, Ws finally secured verbal approval after soms tedious diseussion by late July, 1967. At this tims also we undergtoc® a school building and renovation program sponsored by Peace Corps Washington on behalf of the Utirik Council. We did this with the hope of finally cecuring at least some of ths structurss and ronovating them for school use, This pregram offers the maximum amount of $1,000 donated by an American elementary or high school for a 25 % or $250 cormunity deposit. The criteria to qualify for the program are as follows: 1. Suitable land and clear title available, 3, 4, 5. Community must provide 25% of the return, There will be no pay for labor providede-materials only. The foundation of a new building must be installed 6, <A stadle political and sooial structures must exist. 2e 7, 8 Solid construction plans. prior to release of funds or approval. The Community must bewwlilling to inform the U.S. sponsors how the money was spent and progress on the sehool. Ne obligation exists between the schools when tha construction is completed,