— PRIVACY ACT MATERIAL REMOVED - Marshall Isiands Kili Meeting Question: If the food on Bikini isn't available and we'll be dependent on food . from the outside - - - what will we do if we want to eat local foods? How will we get local foods? DeBrum: We have a resettlement budget. or grow food on Enyu. We can purchase food from other islands We could pick it up from Kili. part of the resettlement funding. This is all considered as -— : You have also indicated. that ground water on Enyu isn't safe yet. Bikini is a very dry atoll. What will we do when we run out of water? DeBrum: We will respond to your needs as we respond to others in the Marshalls. Bikini will be no exception. If well water runs out, we will help. : I want to say a few words. It is unfortunate that we do not have enough time this morning. It will take at least a week to get all our questions answered. I'm appalled at your remarks that such and such is unsafe till we study it further. I don't think its appropriate that that statement be made. If you are sure Bikini is safe then let a few important American families come and live for five years. I will give them my land. There are those who say return to Bikini now. I speak from my judgement: some will return and a great number will not. DeBrum: These questions about returning to the island was your desire. We will try to help you return with the best safest way possible worked with ERDA, MLSC, Congress of Micronesia, Nitijela to help you return when you desire. We all want to help. Agencies work in different ways. No one is forcing you if you don't desire (to return). Self help should start at home with you. : What I said yesterday --- we do ask to return to Bikini. We met until three this morning about whether to return or not. Those who wish to return and those who don't. The feeling may be to return --- but 100 or 200 will not. Those who wish to risk their lives to go: back can and there are those of us who will stay. DeBrum: I don't think that's a proper term to use. to return if there was danger to their lives. : We wouldn't advise them If the government were not sure --- yet the government in the past has agreed there was no danger on Bikini, we could build houses and plant foods on Bikini and now it is not safe. a little bit and back in? How will we live on Bikini? DeBrum: The coconuts are good on Bikini for copra. free to use Bikinl. Go out of the house You can make copra. You're Allen: I believe the understanding of the interior of the island will be better understood if Dr. Gudiksen will explain the tests done on the interior. It will be easier to understand if the numbers used at Livermore were presented. PRIVACY ACT MATERIAL REMOVED -] 8-