a - Re . \ eae gle,pas et r ae SUMMARY OF RELEVANT BACKGROUND FOR LAND USE CLAIMS I. “2 23] vs ENEWETAK ATOLL. The United States Government obtained the exclusive. right to use and occupy the land of Enewetak Atoll under a 1946 agreement with the Government of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands (the Trust Government). The atoll remained populated by 136 inhabitants until 1947, when it was Selected as a nuclear weapons test site. The people were relocated in December of that year to Ujelang Atoll, where most of them have remained. Enewetak Atoll consists of 39 islands. The total land area is 1760 acres. Ujelang Atoll consists of 22 islands. The total land area is 428.8 acres. The names of the islands on the two atolls and their respective land areas are shown on the schedule at Tab A. Between April 1948 and July 1958, Enewetak Atoll was the site of 43 nuclear tests. The geographical distribution of the tests is shown by the map at Tab B and in the following table: Number of Tests 18 10 4 3 2 lL. 1 1 1 1 l Island Name Runit -Enjebi Eluklab Aomon Eleleron Bokoluo Dridrilbwij Bokaidrikdrik Luyjor Mut Biken In 1956, a settlement was negotiated with the Enewetak people for the past and future use of the atoll. A copy stot .