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Saipan District
HEADQUARTZRS OF THE CIVIL ADMINISTRATOR, SAIPAN DISTRICT
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Services.
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‘Transportation.
Transportation services in the Saipan District are in-
sufficient for the development of the native economy.
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mercial shipping from Guam consists of four small ex=armed
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forces craft, three of which are not suitably equipped to
carry cargo requiring some degree of refrigeration for District products. They have operated, during a trial period,
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on irregular schedules which do not meet the readiness re~
quirements for export shipping. As an interim measure, it
is recommended that an AG, fitted with reefer stowage, serve
the Saipan District on a ten-day or semi-monthly schedule,
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with Guam as an export~import terminal port, and that this
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service be coordinated by Governor, Northern Marianas, in
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order both to serve the District and to aliminate competition
with commercial shipping available. For further recommenda
tion of this phase of administration, see page 22 of the Report.
Suitable hulls are needed for inter-island transportation
and for development of fishing as an industry. Issue and conversion of Navy hulls from World War II stocks wouid be of assis[
tance and is recommended for analysis and appropriate action.
Plane transportation in the Saipan District is supplied by
| Navy aircraft, and presently is adequate.
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Development of can=-
_mercial cargo and passenger plane carriers holds future posai-
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bilities.
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Radio canmunications.
CivAd at Saipan is served with radio communications to
and from Guam on a 24-hour basis by NAS, Tanapag. Two-way
voice radio communication on a daily schedule with Tinian and
Rota is in the process of satisfactory operation.
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(3)
The Naval Supply Center, Guam, serves as the major
supply activity for the support of the Civil Administration
of the Saipan District.
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Administrative organization.
At the time of this inspection, the CivAd organization,
Saipan District, on Saipan numbered 12 Naval officers, and 23
Naval enlisted personnel, of whom 8 were non-rated. Civil Admin-
istration tasks to date are considered to have been sufficiently
accomplished to permit some reduction in the size of the naval