.. . .“. .. . . -9- . additional 120, or 13%, live on Ejit Island in Majuro~ and .-.. . . most of”the rest live on Majurol Kwa]aleln~ Nlinglaplap Moreover, it appears that some Bikinians may and Jaluit. wish to live permanently on Xiii or Ejit and not participate . -— in a rotation program to live on Eneu. The United States has always assumed that the ,, Bikinis.nswould live “temporarily” on Kili until they could If DOE projections are correct, that + r Since turn to Bikini is at least several generations away. return “toBikini. there will probably be a permanent Bikini population remaining on Kili and Ejit, there should be a program of permanent rehabilitation of these islands. For example, the temporary wooden housing that was built on Ejit and Kili during the past two years will last for perhaps five or ten more years, assuming there is no typhoon. The Bikini resettlement program should provide permanent housing for the people, similar to the sprayed The~ concrete houses which were recently built on Enewetak. were the only buildings that survived the 1978 typhoon there. Other steps should be taken t“omake living conditions on Xiii more tolerable. For example, an STOL (short-take-off and landing) strip should be built on the island to accommodate small aircraft, such as the airplanes recently purchased by. the ?lar~-hall Islands Government. -. ---- *