hiː wʌz ɐpˈɔɪntᵻd ɡˈʌvɚnmənt sˈɛkɹətɹi, ɐ pəzˈɪʃən ɪnðə tˌɛɹɪtˈoːɹɪəl ɡˈʌvɚnmənt ɪkwˈɪvələnt tə luːtˈɛnənt ɡˈʌvɚnɚɹ əvə stˈeɪt, ˌɔn mˈɑːɹtʃ twˈɛnti fˈaɪv, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti fˈoːɹ.
He was appointed Government Secretary, a position in the territorial government equivalent to Lieutenant Governor of a state, on March 25, 1954.