were not getting enough to eat.
He recommended that the
Bikini people be moved to another location.
‘sojourn on Kwajalein
Upon the basis
of Mason's investigation and recommendation,
the ex-Bikinians were again moved to a temporary locationon
Kwajalein Island in the middle in March, 1948.
Here, in a "tent
city” in the midst of Marshallese workers from far and wide, as
well as thousands of American members of the armed forces,
wandering Bikinians awaited the next move.
the
Once again a tour of
inspection was made of available and possible locations for
resettlement,
Atoll,
The possibilities finally narrowed down to Wotto
which was populated,
southern Marshalis.
Government
and the
single
island
of Kili
in the
Kili was not populated and was U.3.
property.
The majority
of the Bikini
people allegedly voted for Kili
as against Wotto, and in early November of 1948 the 184
Bikinians were transferred to Kilt Island, ¢
Kilt Island
The new home of the Bikini
people is a low single coral
4eland about one and one half miles long, on an axis of 063°
true,
and
is approximately three-fourths of a mile wide at
widest point.
The extent of the area is only 0.36 square miles,
with no lagoon area and @ small fringing reef.
2
its
This compares
The increase in population was caused by the addition of
Bikinitans who nad married out, plus
offspring.
amt
eT
their
spouses and