STATEMENT OF UNDERSTANDING
ON THE PART OF THE
GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES
AND THE COVERNMENT OF THE TRUST TERRITORY OF THE PACIFIC ISLANDS
~ CONCERNING THE
MOVE OF THE PEOPLE OF BIKINI ISLAND, AUGUST,
1978
On August 11, 1978, the Undersecretary of the Department of the
Interior, James A. Joseph,
the Deputy Undersecretary, Wallace Green, and
the Director of the Office of Territorial Affairs, Ruth G. Van Clove,
journeyed to Bikini Island to meet with its current residents.
of their meeting was to convey information on the subjece af
The purpose
the forthcoming
move by the people of Bikini Island to Kili Island, and to respond to ques-
tions and hear concerns put to them by the people of Bikini [sland.
They
had earlier, on August 7, held a similar meeting with former residents of
Bikini who now reside on Kili.
The High Commissioner of the Trust Territory
of the Pacific Islands, Adrian P. Winkel, had been prevented vy bad weather
in Saipan from joining in the visit to Bikini Island, but he had earJier met
with the people of Bikini, as well as with other Bikinians on Kili.
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