passing ships,
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and our only communication with the rest of
by radio.
The construction of a
long pier on
Kili would enable—~ws-to-xegain-eur_fishingskills-beeause
at-woarlti enable boats
to dock at Kili,
to process more copra,
rest of the Marshall
encourage our people
and provide a much needed tie tothe
Islands.
Moreover,
a pier would enable
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our people to regain their fishing skills and make us less
dependent on shipments of surplus government food.
become our permanent home for the next two generations.
A
short, 2000-foot runway would help to break the isolation we
feel from the rest of the world,
aid in case of emergency.
and it would insure immediate
The few roads on Kili should be >
improved to enable us to transport copra more easily from on
“end of the island to another. A medical dispensary should be
built, along with a new school, and our makeshift temporary
homes,
our community hall and ourwarehouse desperately need
renovation.
At the same time, ‘you must realize that Kili is
already overcrowded, and’ the return of so many people from
Bikini will increase the Kili population by at Least 20 percent.
We .tkerefore urge the High Commissioner to explore the possibility of relocating some of our people on Jabwor Island on
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Other projects must be undertaken if Kili is to