SUADTER IMTROSUCTION THE SITUATION Enewetak Atsll, located in the northwest - rn scortion of tne Marshall Islands, is mart of the Trust Territory of the Pacific islands (TTPI). Whe United St ares acasuired tne atoll from the STPI TF in 1347 to use as a nue lear weapons proving grount. in lat 1947, before the testing program started, the Jnited States resettled the veonle of Fnewetak, then numberiag 142, on Ujelang Atoll, a con siderably svaller atoil adout 124 miles scuthwest, where they still reside. Fortvethree nuclear weapons tests were nel4 at Enewetak Atoll fron 1948 to 1958. The tests contaminated some of the islands of thé atoll with radicactive elements an 4 littered the other islands with uncontaminated debris. HG al} GE PLrs: I au” OF THE OPLE O TETAX The ceople of Enewetak, disslace now £or more than 39 years, have suffared both the sinvs:ical harishios of living with a growing conulation i/ on a nuch smalle = 211 than their home atoll and the psychological nardshiscs sf being removed from their traditional land. This latter haridshin is the greater burden, as the iand is all incor Marshallese people--not only for subsi stence, Dut als social status and family unity... A comparison of Scnewetak and Uselang Atolls in square miles of area follcws: te at: esa wel Laz20n Jjelang Atoll Fnewetax Atoll Drv land yee 25.47 4.47 2.75 - 337.99 la n Aa The Limited f£eod oreduction sotential on yjeseng as = mace ef = 2 174 it necessary to inport more commoditie s than woult aornaliv pe reguired on EInewetak. Jering tne 19783 Tecarenent of she priactions neavrincs,. recresenctacives rf Innerior ees (TCT) saactlsa n= Sait cwnac tie iasire of tne tastiea «7 raturn St tzair Sinal rasitesc2 “as never dininiszed, SUt ratnter, 73s Le ADG21t - 5901492 aid cectscls aro avcectset 7 ras aot. tm assert Tava a" iris Ttmereataexn - . Aatto. a *