DRAFT 2 1 Aug 46 ADMINISTRATION President Harry S. Truman signs the Atomic Energy Act a Energy Commission (AEC).° 1 Jan 47 ADMINISTRATION The Manhattan Engineer District, responsible for developingithe atomic bomb, transfers atomic energy work to the AEC. : 2 Apr 47 LEGAL RESPONSIBILITY The United Nations (UN) Security Council designates the]United States as administering authority of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands (1T.), including the Marshall Islands. Article 5 entitles the United States to establish nbval, military, and air bases and to erect fortifications in theterritory. Article 6 obliges|the United States to Promote the economic advancement and self-sufficiendy of the inhabitants ... regulate the use of natural resources; encqurage the development of fisheries, agriculture, and industries; pfotect the inhabitants against the loss of their lands and resourceg protect the health of the inhabitants... ... [and] Article 13 recognizes the authority of the administrator to close areas for security reasons.” 18 Jul 47 ADMINISTRATION President Truman approves the Territory of the Pacific Islands trusteeship agreement between the United States and the UN Security Counfil and delegates administration of the Pacific Trust Territory to the Navy on an integim basis." Aug 47 MEDICAL RELOCATION An official investigating board recommends removal of tha Bikini Islanders from Rongerik because of insufficient food and water." 20 Nov 47 LEGAL RESPONSIBILITY RELOCATION WEAPONTESTING AEC Chairman David E. Lilienthal informs President Trumarg that the use of Enewetak for nuclear testing will require the evacuation of 145 natives. According to Lilienthal, to meet U.S. obligations under the Trusteeship Agre@ment, the U.S. governmentwill accord normalconstitutional rights of citizens to the Enewetakese but will treat them as U.S. wards; will keep displacement to the mininjum required for their safety; will resettle the Enewetakese according to agreements reached with them; and will provide adequately for their well-being in their new localions. States that the AEC and the Secretary of Defense will apprise the Lilienthal State Department that during weapontesting at Enewetak the U.S. will not subject T.}. inhabitants "to erceptibly greater danger than, say, the people of the United Statgs.""