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Comander UarLanas.
Connander in CLrief, U.S.
SubJect:
TINIAN, Transfer
FtrnetAons
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about 2p June
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of Island Comand *16 grlrtary
Governnent
Sallnn.
12 April Lgl$, rt[l,sslon of Post-]Tar
Pacificn.
the
o,verseas bases in
(u) CNo Ser 0!.S0I of 21 uerdr L9b6, nFost lrar Pl"etr No. 2.
(a) CfnCpac sor CljS ot
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to
Pacific Fleet.
Conltarianas
Upon
spdltr ser 0222 of &
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tlre repatriation.of the rernaiuing Ie? Oklaamn civi-lians on or
TINIAII riII be redueed to .the followtng apprordnate popu}ation:
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Amy - 5l+5
Naw --UqTotal - 7bj
Civtliane 3 Ctranorro fanilies fnon Saipan enployed by USCC.
tre status of naterLal- on tlaian is appro:c'im,teJ-y ag fol1me:
(.) Naw - $rrpLrs
&cceee (fon shipent to U.s.)
To be ratalned in caretalcr
ststtts for Post War }[isslon'
TotaS-(Approx.)
(u) arny - Surplus
E:ccees
To be retained
Total (Appror.)
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5r0co
10.0O0
n/L
n/t
nt
l5raffi nlr
r3N n/!
n/t
1L'2L6 n/l'
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tht755
ILf fiL il}
the above does not inelude bulldings and othen fixed installatlons
and appo:d.nateIy 61100 tons of Aray Air Force a,mmrni.tlon lncluding
bmbs.
Based on recolnlllsndatlons in reference (P) for a l{avy Post w8r eeretaka dotactrners and informatlon reselved frm comndlng GeneraL' TFst Faci-fic
Base Comant and. Cmoanding G,qreraL 2$th Air For"ce the eeti"nated [Iaral and tr{i}Ltary
poprtatiion on Tinlan for t[e irmredlate Poet IYar Period rllt be approclnate3"y aa fol]owg:
3.
l{ary
fumy Garr{.son Fortes
Army Air Forces (lppror. )
Total
55
I00
20e
355
of the fertility of the soil, anail-&i.}ity of rater and favorable
ggpgfaphical Locatd.on, Comander l[arLanas belleveE that ?iaian shou]d be throrvn open to
ig.lsuit11.al developrirt fn"fuairrg eattle raisLng to emtribute to the sryppnt of the
Ar.gy, Nalry and native populau.on of the lfari.anas 8r€Bo In alt prob&i]ity $.S. or
qmianian capital uorLd be intereeted In such a vonture.
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Beeause
In order to fagl}ltate future strateglcal pbnrtfug it ls requested that
a aefinite po[cy for fiNIAN, from both econonic and nIlitary standpo5nts be promrlgated
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aa aocrt as 1rcoslb1e.
of the early reduction of both Arry and Narry actlvLties-_on the
caretaker status and the ]lmited nrmber of penoonnel, both Arry and Navy now
omterytated, it is recomented that for the futerin period the Is:Land 0omand and the
Urutaiy Covernrnent Untt of tinian be dtsestablistred and that these functions be asqned Uy Ure laland Comader Saipm. It ls believed that adnlnlstratlm of the ac-
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islard to
In
vLew
state that
tlvitlei on tinLan irorrld be taclLitafed thereby, as Local Arrry Comrardersfrcm
parent
it is their Lntmi1on that the Aruy Garri6on on Tirrian will be asgigned
unlts on saLpan on a rotational
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or.the l{aw on Tlntan as egt&lt*rea uy CfnCAc serLal 036& of 6 reUnrary
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L?t&r ."aergeryeut for Separatlon of Aruy and Neqy ActlvltLes ln the ttarianae
Arean
* conteryrated c recomended as a reeult of the aboye.
The Cmandfng Gereral, Igest PacLfic Baae Cmard and the @rnn^srdlng
Alr Forree have no 6bJeetim to the aboce recomnendatlons.
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