Vili 7227 +.2 it as umsaze Por us to return to Bikini Atoll and we in Tear pronicitved from doing so. President Johnson then Tt_i 28, in nis li: announcement, that the islands were safe for i- arn Ghz T2ucter 15, 1973 issue of Highlights, a publication oP Une orriss cf tne High Commissioner of the Trust Territory, Deputy mign 2S lommissitner Peter T. Coleman was quoted as saying, "If all a0rsr Tacle to the people, the Trust territory Government is preparei vl alliwv wnem to return to Bikini Atoll permanently by Tnrisumas this veer." A copy of Highlights article is attached icit I ena is incorporated herein by this reference. ave 2 We “ceeyusncly tvold that shipping problems caused our return to = In Fecrusry 1974 a Department of the Interior news “ma” an2 3 amniunisd twnet e first group of our people could be we NA > Irom ZLli oto resettle on Bikini Island in mid-april 1974. Sa mae la ae * = The met effect of the preliminary reports released. “252 1575, © 75 supra, is to tell us that we cannot safely cn Siiini Island, where the only housing has been wmosian “22726, : a “ee unless we adhere to certain prescribed restricted pevterms net previously disclosed to us and significantly. env Irom cur normal and usual living patterns. ~ ae a7 2 mseting on Kili Island subsequent to the August seting 27 the Lavrence Livermore Laboratory, 141 78-79, supra, ger Zar, tons assistant Manager for Operations of the Nevada”: Ii?27iz2 cf the Energy Research and Development Administration gn72i trt.us that the Atomic Energy Commission had never enaei ths . , ienstruction of houses on Bikini Island, but in fact tommenied whet Eneu Island be resettled first. Z For us to make an intelligent decision to resettle Bikini 2 must ce s012 to weigh our desire to return against the a .