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KAPINGAMARANGI (Cont'd)
stone deep-water pier at Tquhou village.
The people, with
some material aid from the Civil Administration Unit, Ponape,
are restoring their property and the pier. It is noteworthy
that news of this storm first reached Ponape by virtue of a
radio message from a U.S. Army-operated LST on Graves Registration service which arrived shortly after the storm for the
purpose of exhuming the bodies of a B-17 crew, buried by the
natives on Hare Island after their plane had been hit and
downed in the lagoon in July 1943.
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Services.
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Transportation within Kapingamarangi atoll is by out-
rigger canoes, of which there appeared to be sufficient num
berse Ex-Navy boat hulls for intra-atoll transportation
would help foster the islanders’ economy.
Greemvich Passage into the lagoon is a natural channel.
It is recommended that this entrance channel be inspected by
UDT personnel for feasibility of blasting operations. Early
clearing of this chanel for safe passage by field trip or
similar shipping, in order to eliminate the presently-required
entrance by small boat and subsequent five-mile deep-water
passage to Touhou village, appears to be sound from an
economic standpoint.
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Administrative organization.
Administrative and economic liaison between Civil Administra-
tor, Ponape, and Kapingamarangi is accomplished during field trips,
Field trip tasks here are similar to those outlined on page 18,
Tab Ae Relations between the natives and the Civil Administrator
and his staff present at the time of this inspection appeared to
be very cordial. The next field trip was to be made later in
January.
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the last one of which visited the atoll via AG on 20 November 1948.
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