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Jecrease in the radionuclide body burden.
‘aterior decided,
of Energy,
The Department of the
in the light of the evidence presented by the Department
that the people living on Bikini should be moved at the earliest
aude uate.
An wordiul/radiologica: Survey currently underway and other
radiological tests or Bikini being concucte by the Department of Enerzy
will determine whether Bikini *toli
can,
in tine 1oresceable future, be
considered as a home for theBikini pédple.
Among the requests of the people of both Bikini and Kili was a
10.
request for a statement in writing of the understandings that the repre-
ll.
sentatives of the United States conveyed during those meetings and of the
12.
commitments
13.
ing are intended to respond to the principal concerns then and there
14.
expressed.*
that those representatives were willing to make.
The follow-
‘15.
16.
Mr. Joseph and Mrs. Van Cleve, on behalf of the Government of the
17.
United Stares, and Mr. Winkel, on behalf of the Government of the Trust
18.
Territory, offered the following assurances:
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.
19.
I.
20.
The Government of the United States considers itself generally
21.
responsible for the well being of the Bikini people and their descendents
22.
and, following consultation with them, the Government of the United States
23.
will seek to arrange their relocation, permanently, in the most satisfactory
24.
manner possible.
25.
such authority and such resources as may be required in order to meet and
SUOn August
P4,
[he Department of the Interior will undertake to obtain
YS.
seen
utter
che Bikini
and Kili moetiaes.
the
four
officers telerred Lu above were involved in a major airplane accident
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the renner of Curae.
Alrhoursh
they were among
the survivors,
their