ee had were returned to their home island. The Rongelapese, however, 1 were not so lucky--for their island and atoll had been severely contaminated by fallout, and like their neighbors the Bikinians eight years earlier, they could not return soon to their island. ' a In April of 1954 the AEC contacted the company which had carried out By June, 1954, the houses were completed and the Rongelapese were moved There, they . 7 ee tw from their temporary quarters on Ebeye, to the island. ’ homes for the Rongelapese on Eijit Island of Kwajalein Atoll. * ————o They were instructed to build ae in the Pacific, Holmes and Narver. ' - much of the construction connected with the atomic proving grounds — ca ‘ fan 4 a” Meant . Wee oe » ° + remained for over three years. 86 J.