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moved again.
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The board proposcd that the comunity be
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Three relocation sites were evaluated,
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Ujae Atoil,
already
snvestigated in 1946, was rejected a second time because of the many Harahallece
families who already y
lived there.
Ujelang
B Atoll, > over 300 miles southwest of
Bikini and used by the Japanese before the war as a copra plantation, was
The third possibility was Kili, an uninhabited island in the
southernmost part of the Marshalls, also cxploited formerly by the Japanese
its coconut plantings.
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uninhabited.
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The administration was ready to carry out 2a second transfer of the people
After Ujec
bts
but the problem of selecting a eite aclayea ection for sone t w@.
hed finally been eliminated, the choice remained between Ujeiang and Kili.
aly
Though &ili held an advantage as 4a rich
and iuxurient
island in the rainy
southern Marshalls, it lacked a lagooa which made landing from the sea a
hazardous operation in any but the calmest weather,
The administration
approved Ujelang as
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the only practical possibility.
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caustic cocments caught the administretion at this point or native
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on Ujelang since they continued to have fond memories of Bikini.
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until the Bikinians themselves were convinced of the desirability o
ision.
In mid-October several Rongerlk council members were taken to Ujelang to
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appraise the site firsthand.
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observations,
When they returned to Rongerik and reported their
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the commmity agreed to move to Ujelang.
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The administration
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immadiately proceeded to carry out the pisns waich had already been jdeveloped.
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In Novembcr, 2 party of young Bikinians and U. S. naval personne
dnded on
Ujelang from 2 ship losded with lumber, building materials, and a caneéent
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mixer, Their assignment was to prepare accomodations for 4 group migration
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from Rongerik sometime in December, Resettlement of the ex-Bikini D. B.'s
held top priority.
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