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STATL:I!;W (IF Mi)LRST,\:/DIX(;
ON TNE PAl{T OF TIIE
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COVF.IU;NEN1 OF TNE L’:JITEDSTA3’KS
A!fl)TIIE GOVEN-lEST
OF Ttli;TRUST
TCRRITQRY
OF lIIE PACII;lC 1slAN1)S
.
CONCERNING
MOVE
1.
On Augost
OF THE PEOPLE
11, 1978,
James
Interior,
.\.
the Director
i.
journeyed
>.
of tllrj.:,
mreting
of the Office
to Bikini
move b:j the people
tioas and hear
Island
was
rnh:>now reside
to meet with
put
L.
in Salparr from joining
.) .
with
Island
Affairs,
Island,
as well
to Bikini
with
former
Island.
prevented
They
residents
of Lhc TrusL
Island,
as witl) other
l-liepurpose
01 tlw forthcrrmins
of 3ikini
p. Wit)kel, had been
in the visit
and
al~d to rt,spcnd t<> q\!es-
The Hifih Conuuissioner
Adrian
of Bikini,
resident:,.
on the subject
meeting
Crcen,
Ruth G. Van Cltwc,
to them by the people
on Kili.
Wallace
its current
to Kill
similar
7, held .a
.
Islands,
b
the people
Undersecretary,
of Territorial
of Bikini
concerns
‘). of the Pacific
the Deputy
1978
of the 13cpartmcnt of CI)C
to con,.,c,v
information
had carli,-r, on August
Bikini
OF BIKI!:I ISLAIVD, AUGUST,
the Undersecretary
A. Joseph,
2.
THE
of
Territory
uy bad wcotller
but I)r li~d earlier
met
Llikinians on Kili.
3.
4.
In 1946,
1.
U. S. Navy
1.
nuclear
first
,.
in order
testing
1960’s,
Beginning
the United
lasted
that levels
return
in 1969,
begun.
which
were
then to Kwajalein,
it appeared
could
of Bikini
to enable
program
to Rongeri~
the people
1.
tl]e people
1970’s.
from
States
until
to
1958.
of radiation
of the atoll
tl)eir atoll
use
the atoll
The islanders
and ultimately
atcll
of the major
for a
were moved
~~cre Such
isJnnds
and a rchabiliLation
some lliki~i pcop?e
by the
in the lrttc
to Kill.
on Bikini
to and use a number
a clean-up
In the early
removed
that
of the atoll.
program
was
+’~re cm~,iuy..d in tnc pt-ojc!ct
i:L.I~C]> i.’},ill l~)j[;. 111
and IIIL.i!il:i.
ni isl,lIId pol)ul,ntiollit]crt,;lsc,tl
to Ol)ilt
L):;
1977,
the intake
increased
tuted.”
of r.?dionuclides
to alarming
April,
proportions,
1978 surveys
showed
by the people
and a major
livin:
feeding
on Ei!lir.iIsland
had
PrOgr~)~’w~,s insti-
that the fccrting pro~ram
h.ld
not resulted
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