Acting Deputy High Commiseioner
10/17/77
High Commissianar
BIKINI FEEDING PROGRAM
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A3 a result of the meeting “Roger Ray of ERDA and I had with tha
Bikini Couneil in Majuro on Friday, October 14, 1977, it has been
decided that:
_1,
To the maximm extent possible we will endeavor to
2.
Conversely, we will similarly attempt te encourage
those people on Kili, Majuro, and other locations,
retain on Bikini those people who now live thera.
toe vemain where they are and not go to Bikini.
3.
For approximately the next yeer, we will continue
the feeding program on Bikini except that we are
coumitted to increasing it and carrying it ou# in
accordance with the "COMPLETE FEEDING PROGRAM"
you submitted to me for my consideration and the
consideration of the Bikini leadership. The
program will ba carried out in ail respects, with
particular emphasis on the variety of Zoods to be
supplied, the three week delivery schedule, the
visit to Bikini with each food delivery of a
Headquarters' nutritionist or expert who can assist
and advise the people with respect to the preparation
and utilization of the food,
In addition to the program you submitted to me, it was agreed that
the Diatrict Administrator would arrange to have maximum supplies
ox fresh, locally grown food available to be a part of the triweakly shipments.
Please have steps taken immediately to implement the program, with
all ef our actions to be coordinated and taken in conjunction with
the Dehtrict Admipgetratéy,
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