were not getting enousn to eat.
He recommended that the
Bikini people be moved to another location.
Sojourn on Kwajalein
Upon the basis of Mason's investigation and recommendation,
the ex-Bikinians were again moved to a temporary location on
Kwajalein Island in the middle in March, 1948.
city! '
well
4n the midst
ag
of Marshallese workers
thousands of American members
Here, ina “tent
from far and wide,
of the armed forces,
wandering Bikinians awaited the next move.
as
the
Once again a tour of
inspection was made of available and possible locations for
resettlement.
Atoll,
The possibilities finally narrowed down to Wotto
which was populated,
southern Marshalls.
Government
and the singie island of Kili in the
Kili was not
populated and was U.S.
property.
The majority of the Bikint people allegedly voted for Kili
as against Wotto, and in early November of 1948 the 184
Bikinians were transferred
to Kili Island. @
Kili Island
The new home of the Bikini people is a low single coral
island about one. and one half miles long, on an axis of 063°
true,
and is approximately three-fourths of a mile wide at its
widest point.
The extent of the area is only 0.36 square miles,
with no lagoon area and a small fringing reef.
2
This compares
The increase in population was caused by the addition of
Bikinians who had married out, plus their spouses and
offspring.
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