Majuro is the capital of the Marshall Islands and the sea elected government. alin, of its newly It is estimated that of those who are emp! ed in Majuro, 80% work for the Marshallese government in one capacity or anothe In the other center of population, Ebeye, most workers are employed by thefAmerican Army Missle Range on Kwajalein or by one of its American civilian contfFactors. Thus it would seem that while in the past most Marshallese were engaged in copra production, fishing, and other subsistence activities, nowadays most of the labor force is employed either by the local government or by foreign orfganizations. There are Marshallese. quite Taxi a few small companies, businesses small that stores, are run garages, b enterprising small restaurants, handicraft cooperatives, theaters, and other such enterprises are [becoming quite common in the urban centers. These and employment opportunities] constitute an attraction to the populations of outer islands. Consequent] increasing flow of people into the two urban centers, there is an contributing to the problems that will be discussed below. The government is working hard to establish better compunication transportation between these centers and the outer atolls and islands. and To this end, a new program is vigorously underway to put an airstrip on asimany atolls as possible. At present there are such strips on Enewetak, Bikini, Wotje, Kwajalein, Maloelap, Ailinglaplap, and Majuro. Likiep, Mejit, A new airlifle known as The Airlines of the Marshall Islands has been established with one plage in operation and other being outfitted to join its sister. piloted and managed by Australian These are Australidn Nomad planes personnel at present. T e Marshallese government is negotiating for landing rights in Hawaii as they lan to expand their services beyond the confines of their own islands, thus c necting their country with the outside world. Fishing constitutes a potentially lucrative income for te Marshallese economy. To this end, there are currently negotiations to extend economic marine zone to a 200-mile limit. the exclusive This will add consifierably to the already expansive area of half a million miles that the Marshal] slands occupy and insure their contro! of the inter-atoll waters. At this time, however, the most important single source of revenue to the ' Marshallese economy is the rental paid by the United States government for the use of Kwajalein as an Army Missile Range. At present, the rental Js nine million dollars annually, but negotiations are already underway to raise} it to fifteen million per year. Telecommunication remains one of the greatest needs of a country with such vast expanses and distance between atolis and islands. In orger to develop further economically, the problem of regular and dependable te between the islands themselves and between Jecommunication them and the outsige world neeas