Pacific Islands Monthly
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Pacific Islands Monthly, 1 September 1951Vol. XXII, No. 2

In Micronesia

p. 40 · Read in the full issue

Page 4040

New Air Services In Micronesia

CIVILIAN air transportation facilities to and in the US Trust Territory of Micronesia were put into operation on June 1.

Transocean Airlines, which was awarded the contract, began ser vices with a fleet of four twin engine amphibious PBY Catalina airplanes.

Headquarters for the service is on Guam, with services out to Truk (Central Carolines), Ponape (East ern Carolines), Majuro (Marshall Islands), Yap (Western Carolines), Koror (Palau Islands), and Saipan (Mariana Islands).

India’s strong interest in coconut production led to the establishment in recent years of the Indian Central Coconut Committee, which issues an annual report and may otherwise assist those seeking information about the coconut.

A further source of data for those interested in coconut problems is the Ceylon Coconut Quarterly, issued by the Coconut Research Scheme, Bandiruppuwa Estate, Ceylon, The first number was issued in 1950.

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