Section 10.1-10.

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1. The first High Commissioner of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands was Admiral Louis E.
Denfeld.
2. Denfeld agreed to respect existing customs, religious beliefs, and property rights.
3. Admiral Louis E. Denfeld's office was in Hawai'i.
4. During this time, The Chief commissioner of Saipan was Elias P. Sablan.
5. The five municipalities of the Saipan district at this time were Saipan, Tinian, Rota,
Alamagan, and Agrigan.
6. Government offices were located in Chalan Kanoa.

Section 10.3

1. In 1947, the population of Saipan was a total of 4,796 people, 3,754 Chamorros and 1,042
Carolinians.
2. The social changes taking place on Saipan were that the Americans’ actions and lifestyles
influenced the local culture on Saipan.(technology, clothing, language)
3. The health issues that continued to be a problem were tuberculosis and intestinal parasites.
4. The total budget for the TTPI at this time was $1021.656.

Section 10.4-10.5
1. Most of the Tinian Prewar Chamorros had to leave the island and move to Rota or Saipan.
2. The first Chamorros returned to Tinian after World War II on July 4, 1946.
3. The Yap Chamorros were Chamorros that lived or migrated to Yap, but were sent back to
Saipan or Tinian.
4. Some Chamorros moved from Rota to Tinian because Rota had been heavily bombed
throughout the war and there was little food on the island and not much in the way of
housing.
5. Some Korean-Chamorros moved from Rota to Tinian because they were allowed to go back
home, but weren’t comfortable on Rota.
6. A leper colony was established on Tinian to house lepers and serve Micronesia, Guam, and
American Samoa.

Section 10.10
1. A group of Japanese on Anatahan refused to surrender because the Americans announced
that the war was over, but the Japanese people thought that they were being tricked, leading
to their refusal.

Section 10.11-10.12
1. The first civilian High Commissioner took office on January 3, 1951.
2. The objective of the elementary education was to prepare inhabitants to conduct their local
government, trade, and industry, according to the High Com.
3. The High School for the TTPI was taught at Chuuk and Hawai’i.
4. High Com Thomas said that the major obstacle to social and economic development was the
lack of sea and air transportation.
5. Thomas recommended that the TTPI headquarters be moved from Hawai’i to Micronesia.
6. The high commissioner’s most frustrating problem was the resolution of seemingly
never-ending wartime land disputes.
7. The Northern Marianas returned to Navy Control because COmmunist activity was
increasing in Asia, so they needed Saipan and Tinian as training and supply bases.
8. The island of Rota became a separate district of the Trust Territory again, and was duly
forgotten.
9. The restrictions placed on the Northern Marianas people were that Saipan and Guam were
off limits to the civilians.

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