BOL 494 | STATEMENT OF TOMAKI JUDA MAGISTRATE OF THE KILI/BIKINI COUNCIL BEFORE THE HOUSE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE SUBCOMMITTEE ON INTERIOR. ~~ _ June 19, 1978 Mr. Chairman: My name of Tomaki Juda, Magistrate of the Kili Council. With me today are Nathan: Note, Kessai Note and. Jendrik Leviticus, as well as legal counsel Jonathan HM. Weisgall of Covington & Burling in Washington, D.C. Of the four Bikinians before you today, only Jendrik Leviticus currently lives on Bikini. Mr. Chairman, we accompanied High Commissioner Winkel on his recent trip to Bikini and Kili, and we held many long meetings with the people Living on both islands. Based on feed eb Ma me these meetings, we can report to you that it is the strong 4 wish of the people living on Bikini that they not leave their ‘island. They told-us that the President of the United States ”~ announced in 1968 that Bikini Island was safe, and they do not now understand why it has now been declared dangerous. Bikini had again become their home, and they are confused as: to why they must leave once again: . This confusion was increased by a recent visit of Dr. @enard, who has regularly examined the Bikinians for many years on contract with the U.S. Government. Less than one . weékbefore we arrived with High Commissioner Winkel, Dr. Conard visited the people living on Bikini and told them that Eneu