will show it to be safe. test results They understand that the recent are preliminary, -and they hope that resettlement on Eneu will prove to be possible. Mr. Chairman, we cannot describe the sorrow felt by our people as they learned -- with bitter disappointment -that they must once again leave Bikini. dictory statements of the U.S. Despite the contra- Government over the last ten years, the people of Bikini have begun to understand the situation they face. They have told us that if the upcoming eon oe SAA’ ORL tests show that our people will not be able to live on Bikini or Eneu for the next 40 or 50 years, the people living on Bikini-are-prepared to relocate to Kili and Jaluit. A move to Kili, however, and the establishment of tenes mee et Steere eA e t ae ens Kili as a permanent home for the next two generations of Bikinians cannot come withouthelp from the U.S. ’ ‘develop Kili as a functional, _.. Government to liveable community. ’ For almost 30 years, we have lived on Kili thinking each year that we will move to Bikini the next year. of 50 more years on Kili, plan in longer terms. reefand no lagoon, As we face the possibility it is clear that we must think and As you know, Kili is an island with no and access to the island is verydifficult for most of the year. Faced with these conditions,-our people haveenot processed copra in large quantities because boats visit the island rarely. _ Months frequently go by without a visit from 98108 iq