t+ 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: & . 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 NFP the renner of Curae. Alrhoursh they were among the survivors, their