and

economic

stability of Bikini.

harbor and the
ship and

concomitent

The

inability

lack

co load

send merchandise ashore have been

_ obstacles to successful resettlement

of a protected
copra abroad

extremely

serious

on Kili.

Probable Pattern of Living on Bikint
If the former Bikini people are returned
they

will

probably follow much

Chey did before
in

the

same

the move.

They

center of the atoll.
some of the

neea houses,

tne like.

were
and

that

The main

want

to

village

live

was

Settlements were also located on Eneu,
other smaller islands.
school

The

buildings,

people

will

churches,

and

the U.S.

Government

will

provide these

just as the Rongelap people and the Ellib people
for.

This

is

should be fulfilled.

especially those
could be

on Eneu,

certainly a reasonable expectation

Some

of the

could

existing buildings,

be repaired

and

used to house workers during the

of rehabilitation of the island.
the

undoubtedly

living as

The leaders of the community with wnom I have

provided

These

will

pattern of

This was the soctal and economic

copra warehouses,

spoken expect

buildings,

same

village areas as before.

located on Bikini Island.

Nam and

the

to the atoll

community in the

remodeled.
initial

period

They would be of value to

future as well.

I have indicated

the

location of the former village sites and dwelling sites on the
permanently inhabited

islands of the atoll

Log.

(3000088
co

mem

in my Bikini

Survey

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