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However, I was also told that some of the people would want
to be able to live on Kili,
Bible.
even if a return to Bikini is pos-
None of those with whom I spoke said that this was their
_ Wish however.
Apparentiy at least some of the former Bikinians
have made an adjustment of sorts
of Kili.
I was also told,
in
connection with this, that even though some of the people wanted
to live on Kili,
everyone wants to go to Bikini first and see
their home atoll.
In ordger to evaluate this
‘4nterview the
properly one would have
people now on Kili.
to
This would be premature at
this stage when the return of Bikind to its former inhabitants
is not certain.
.
On the basis of my past experience with the former
Bikinians and my recent conversations and observations in the
Marshalls,
I believe that the majority of these people will
want to return to Bikini.
themselves
Those few who have established
on Kajuro and Ebeye,
with good
jobs there,
may
very
well want to live away from Bikini et least during their working life.
<A few others may
see
the advantage
of living on
Kili as long as only a small number of people share the natural
resources of that island with them.
still be the home base for all
analagous
situation can be
Bikini will undoubtedly
of these people however.
seen in the populations
An
of the
other Marshallese communities.
This prediction 1s of
course based upon the assumption
that Bikini will be rehabiliteted egriculturaliy,
people can make a living there.
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so that
the