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A dedication ceremony marking the completion of construction improvements at Kanegusuku port and Kumejima airfield was held on July 29 at the port of the island located 53 miles west of Naha. Col. Harrington W. Cochran, director, Public Works Dept., U.S. Civil Administration of the Ryukyus, representing High Commissioner F. T. Unger, said at the ceremony, "The Absence of an adequate lifeline to Kume-jima was a continuous and serious threat to the economic well-being of the inhabitants of the island. Improvement of transportation facilities was essential for the betterment of economic conditions on the island. A total of $3l6,000 was granted over a two-year period for the improvement and modernization of the airfield runway, and a total of $150,400 was granted for construction of the pier and dredging the harbor. The Government of the Ryukyu Islands assisted in financing of the air terminal building and in providing dredge service for landfill at the port. With these improved port 'facilities, vessels of 500 tons can now be moored alongside the pier for direct loading and unloading of cargo. The U.S. Civil Administration is pleased that the U.S. fund contribution has resulted in such notable benefits to the economic and social well-being of the people of Kume-jima"
【和訳】 7月29日那覇西方53哩の久米島で飛行場と港の完成式が行われた。F・T・アンガー高等弁務官の代理として米民政府公益事業局々長ハリングトン・W・カクラン大佐は同式典で次のように述べた。「久米島に適切な飛行場及び港湾施設だなかったことは同島の経済発展のさまたげとなっていた。輸送施設の改善は島の経済状態の向上に必要なものである。飛行場滑走路の改善の為に二ヶ年の期間で31万６千弗が交付され、又、港の桟橋、浚渫工事に15万4百弗が交付された。琉球政府は又、空港ターミナル建設及び埋立の為の浚渫に財政援助を行った。改善された港湾では直接荷積、荷降しの為に５百屯級の船舶が接岸できる。援助がこのように久米島住民の経済社会発展の為に利益をもたらすことを米民政府は喜ぶものであると述べた。
【分類】Dedications / 落成式
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