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moves back and forthA This is something that they will be

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telling us in the future.

The Bikini problem is still before us.

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We had, as the

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committee knows,

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to the Island of Bikini.

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out

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intake on the Island of Bikini,

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that Bikini Island simply could not be used for habitation

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or

several

for

years

That program was completely washed

ago when it

agricultural

was

learned

that the

food

through the plants,

was such

purposes.
that

[and I think[fhe estimates at that timedland) to my

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understanding,

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years

before

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The

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fallout,

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Island,

Island of Eneu,
I

think

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conditions,

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resettlement.

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as

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Bikinians,

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stringent

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nature

like

seven miles

1954

south of Bikini

as much Feerontut LG a

possibly could be used for at least some
I

say

that

''some,''

small

because

island

could

there

is

a question

support all of

the

even if theaw stringent regulations could be met.

must

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which was somewhat south of the

Wachholz earlier indicated,Ajunder certain stringent

whether

I

60 to 90

of Bikini can be used.

something

did not receive

As Dr.

to

Qt: Lat

are still valid today,,jit will be

the Island

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say

very

regulations

there

candidly,
that mugt

be

is

some

followed

feeling
are

of

that the

such a

that they cannot: be guaranteed in the future.

This originally led the Department to not consider Eneu as

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originally proposed to move the people back

a

place

of

resettlement.

The

people

of

Bikini,

however,

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