[?]Ernational Airport

For Eastern Samoa

was announced in Pago Pago, merican Samoa, recently that le Territory had been “given ?reen light” to go ahead with instruction of an international >rt at Tafuna. runway of 9,000 ft is planned, e airport, when built, is ex d to boost tourism as well as industry. ar-Admiral F. T. Kenner, of US Coast Guard services, npanied by three officers, two Weather Bureau officials, four officials, an officer and two L chief petty officers and Mr.

Mullahey, Pan American Air representative from Hawaii, d American Samoa January to examine the airport, >ur area and general facilities, ir officials remained in Ameri- Samoa, conducting tests and :s on the new airfield site.

JAA plane arrived in Tafuna lary 11 with Governor R. tt Lowe, who had been on a visit to Washington to discuss

Samoa's Budget. With him were six more CAA officials, as well as two technicians.

The visitors conferred with Gov ernor Lowe and went over held plans and then returned to Hawaii, departing from Tafuna on Feb ruary 15.

t A Noumea newspaper has warned that the increasing number of clashes between New Caledonia natives and the Tahitians who are arriving in a s eady stream to work on the Yate dam project, are likely to result in serious incidents if stern measures are not taken by the police.