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According 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

late 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 announcement said,

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“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
1973,"

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The M/V Pacifica left Koror late last month for th:

Southwest Islands of Palau District, on the regular fic!c

trip. However this trip is a special one for the islanders o
Sonsorol, Tobi, and Pulo Anna, and has been ci'bbec
“Operation Southwest” by the district administration.
The reason is that the ship ts carrying materials anc
men to construct long-awaited public buildings at thos.
three locations. On board the ship are two prefabricatec
dispensary buildings, cne for Sonsorot and the other for
Tobi, and a municipal building for the island of Pulc
Anna.
The construction operation is the largest of its kinds
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 ave
composed of men from the District Public Works
Department, the Community Development Division, anc
the military Civic Action Team in Palau.

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north of Koror, Palau, have seized another foreign fishing
vessel. It is the second time in less than a year that the
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The Jatest incident occurred when a boat flying 2
Nationalist Chinese flag was spotted within the three-milc
limit, apparently fishing, The residents who saw the buat
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 Ure
village. Together they boarded the Chinese ship, scized her
for violation of termtorial waters, and held her unit
district officials could arrive,
On September 16, 1971, the residents of Kayenacl
seized aon Okinawan ship within their teritorish waters.
That ship wes later found guilty of Wegel entry and
fishing within the three-rmite limit, and her oveness hid to
pay a substantial fine befere the ship was reluased.,

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