86: there is an immedinte danger, then we ecu gece. reveal whether the move to lineu enh be nad less attractive site. infil the radiological surveys shether we bays to amove toa Asweinformally advised the comnuttee taff last week. the results of the very recent tests of the body turdens of the people living on Bikini [stand show a stenifieant aerea in such burdens. While it mity be arguable whether the test results show “San dmueediite danger,” wean the Departivent of the Interior are satisfied that the people should be moved from Bikini Estand as soon as it is possible to do so. We have asked the representatives of the Department of Energy to Miscuss with you the radiological situation on Bikini and its mpliea- tons for the people on Bikini Esland, and they will do soi a moment, Then the Tigh Conmmissioner and } want to discuss with you eur plans for the move of the people from Bikini Esland, NEED TO RECAST BIKINT RETEABILIPATION PLANS Tanust tell vou now, however, that we have suddenly been required fo reeust one preliminary plans ina very major way. The committee Will reeall that when we testified before you a month ago. we anticlpated, on the basis of the best information then available to us from the Departinent of Energy, that if it were necessary to move the people of Hokini Jshind to an alternative, safe site, we conld expect that the nearby isha of Ene would be available for that purpose, Last Tharsday we Jearned shat tests of a lunited sample of foodstuffs growing on Enew showed an uptake of radionuclides much in excess of thove predicted on the basis of the known cesinm and stronfinme content of the soil, Aecordingly, we hinve conchided that we must clindmnate Bnew as an alternative site, and we have thus revised: sab- stantially the plans for temporary settlement. We will outline those plans to vor after the Energy Department dismassion of the radioactivity siuation on Dikint ad neu. ‘To assist us im our discusion of onr relocation plans, there are present with me this morning, in addition to High Commissioner Winkel, his District Adnanistrator for the Marshall Islands District. Oscar