additional 120, or 13%, live on Ejit Island in Majuro, and most of ‘the rest live on Majuro, Kwajalein, Ailinglaplap and Jaluit. Moreover, it appears that some Bikinians may - wish to live permanently on Kili or Ejit and not participate in a rotation program to live on Eneu. oan The United States has always assumed that the ',** Bikinians would live "temporarily" on Kili until they could return to Bikini. If DOE projections are correct, that rea turn to Bikini is at least several generations away. Since there will probably be a permanent Bikini population remaining on Kili and Ejit, there should be a program of permanent rehabilitation of these islands. For example, the temporary wooden housing that was built on Ejit and Kili during the past two years will last for perhaps five or ten more years, there is no typhoon. assuming The Bikini resettlement program should provide permanent housing for the people, similar to the sprayed concrete houses which were recently built on Enewetak. These,” were the only buildings that survived the 1978 typhoon there. Other steps should be taken to make living conditions on Kili more tolerable. and landing) For example, an STOL (short-take-off strip should be built on the island to accommodate small aircraft, such as the airplanes recently purchased by the Marshall Islands Government. re.