16 and economic stability of Bikini. The lack of a protected harbor and the concomitant inability to load copra abroad ship and send merchandise ashore have been extremely serious obstacles to successful resettlement on Kili. Probable Pattern of Living on Bikini If the former Bikini people are returned to the atoll they will probably follow much the same pattern of living as they did before the move. They will undoubtedly want to live in the same village areas as before. located on Bikini Island. center of the atoll. The main village was This was the social and economic Settlements were also jJocated Nam and some of the other smaller islands. need houses, the like. copra warehouses, on Fneu, The people will School buildings, churecnes, and The leaders of the community with whom I have spoken expect that the U.S. Government will provide these buildings, just as the Rongelap people and the Ellib people were provided for. This is certainly a reasonable expectation and should be fulfilled. Some of the existing buildings, especially those could be on Eneu, repaired and remodeled. These could be used to house workers Guring the initial period of rehabilitation of the island. They would be of value to the community in the future as well. I have indicated the location of the former village sites and dwelling sites on the permanently inhabited islands of the atoll in my Bikini Survey Log. a S0049D10