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.