More on Eniwetok ‘ a ~~ . ° ,, i, od _ . (continued from page 1) ’ Verritory so that the rehabilitation program could get underway. Pocus oo Mg. Te Chiwde To Lage te Mofiexarih 1 Kris TN , According . tater, ope, Botoncles f vw por” ‘ itt Matute see to the joint announcement, it will be necessary to carry out the same type of survey, cleanup — and rehabilitation procedures that have been used at Bikini. “As an initial step,” the announcement said, “the U.S. plans to commence the survey of the atoll probably fate this summer. The cleanup and rehabilitation of the three islands--Parry, Japtan and Aniyaanii-in the southeastern part of the atoll, will receive first priority.” Prior -to the return of Eniwetok to Trust Territory jurisdiction by the end of 1973, the announcementseid, ~~ + . ” . . { w depten te. Purry 1. fi Deep7 Latreace Oladrint fahcok Tn, oe wa ” a = From Palau ... The M/V Pacifica left Koror late last month for th Southwest Islands of Palau District, on the regular fie!c trip. However this trip is a special one for the islanders o Sonsorol, Tobi, and Pulo Anna, and has been cibbec “Operation Southwest” by the district administration, The reason is that the ship is carrying materials anc men to construct long-awaited public buildings at thos: three locations. On board the ship are two prefabricatec dispensary buildings, one for Sonsoro! and the other for Tobi, and a municipal building for the island of Pulo Anna. ISL ANG tr The construction operation is the largest of its kinds where TINT. t¢ ever staged in Palau District. The M/V Pacifica is carrying a team of ten men for each of the three islands. These teams will assist in unloading the supplies, and will then remain on the islands for about five to six weeks completing construction of the buildings, The teams are composed of men from the District Public Works Department, the Community Development Division, and a\ ~ Say oem — Im the military Civic Action Team in Palau. ~ wet oe eee Oe ee ee The residents of Kayenge! Atoll, ebout sixty miles north of Koror, Palau, have seized another forcign fishing vessel, {t is the second time in fess than a year that the Kayengel tslanders have apprehended a ship for allegedly violating the waters around their islands. au. 1973.” sm .. “the United States is completing some research and development testing on the atoll which will not involve nuclear detonations of any type. These tests will in no way interfere with an early commencement of the sehabilitation process and will be completed by the end of . dinere t, Arent} L + bese een aed nee one 224 ENIWETOK $1] FetenS The latest incident occurred when a boat flying a Nationalist Chinese flag was spotted within the three-milc limit, apparently fishing. The residents who sav the boat notified a Trust Territory Government boat which was doing channel blasting in the vicinity, and the government boat picked up the Magistrate and several men from the village. Together they boarded the Chincse ship, seized her for violation of territorial waters, and held her uniil district officials could arrive, On September 16, 1971, the residents of Kayunegel seized an Okinawan ship within their territorial waters. That ship wes later found guilty of illegal entry and fishing within the three-mile limit, and her owners hid to pay a substantial fine before the ship was celuased,