in Fikini. This situation should be kept in mind in planning for any future negotiations concerning =tkini.4 Bikini Atoll Today and Its Economic Potential I will not go into details of the condition of Bikini today. These have been covered in my daily log and in Agriculturist James Hiyane's final report of the Bikini Survey. A few salient points should be made here nowever. The coconut trees and other food-bearing trees and plants have been almost completely destroyed. Most of the islands have opecome overgrown with vegetation. The potential agricultural areas will have to be and completely replanted. cleared This will be a formidable task, wnich will extend over a long period of time. outlined a preposed program to accompliisn this. Mr. JI Hiyane has concur with Hiyane but think the scale of the program should be greater. All available areas of the atoll a5 guickly aS possibic. This should will be cleared and nasten the relocation of the exiled Bikinians on their home atol2? and will be more islands of Bikint, greatest economic islands, and potential. the main Eneu, They were sources were also valuable See Tobin, Marshall J.A., Islands, the main copra- producing of vegetable foods : gources October 1952, in the past. such as Aer&kdj and of copra and The Bikini People, 9009083 7 long run and Nam have the The smaller islands toward the southwest, 4 in the economical. The large Enedrik, planted food plants in Past and Present, Majuro, for more detailed information.