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accompanied by a representative of the District Administrator at MAJURO
and an agricultyrist of the Trust Territory, arrived ina Navy UF-1 plane
in accordance with plans arranged at MAJURO on 15 April 1957.
This
group, accompanied by Holmes & Narver's General Superintendent of Con-
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struction, who also arrived by plane, inspected the work underway.
After
the inspection the five Council members acting for the RONGELAPpeople
made certain decisions and requested revisions which involved the demo-
lition of old buildings, the orientation of living quarters, rehabilitation
of three brackish water wells, and the requirement of bnrial vaults for an
adult, two stillborn infants, and a four-month old child.
In accordance with the over-all construction plan, the first structures
completed were two warehouses and the council house.
Additionally, the
floor slabs for the church and eight community cisterns were poured.
Old
native huts in areas of new construction were demolished, and the precast footings and cisterns for living quarters were positioned.
the work on RONGELAF Island that had been planned for Phase
On 9 May
II of the
Rehabilitation Program was completed, andthe LST departed for HNIAETOK
Island where it beached at 1400 hours that day. At this construction site,
_ all the materials were unloaded, and work on roads, settings of footings
for houses, and construction of latrines was started. The planned work
progressed faster than had been expected and was completed on 13 May.
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