HONOLULU ADVERTISER OCTOBER 11, 1975 AOA? BikiniIslandersSue | overU.S.“Agreement gre eg emp niet exiledresidents of Biki- ” that tests for radiation examination of persons ni Island, which was left dangers have been inadenow in risk of contaminaalmost unlivable by 12- quate, and that no plans tion, make adequate years of American atomic for the future economic studies of the is)and’s raself-sufficiency of the. dioactivity, and provide — testing, have filed suit to force several federal islanders have been de- ‘information to the islanagencies to comply with veloped. .*,;. ders ih both Marshallese resettlement agreements. . All this; the suit claims, and English. a Thesuit, filed Thursday is in violation of the The suit names President Ford, Secretary of agreement under which in federal court by reprethe United States adminis- Defense James Schlesingsentatives of the 860 Bikiters the Trust Territories, er, and administrators of ni islanders, claims that a as well as the National ‘the U.S. -Department of partial resettlement of the island’ was begun in 1970 without residents’ being Environmental Policy Act.’ The suit asks ‘that the told of possible health hazards due ito radioac- - ‘court limit access to the island, provide immediate tivity. ©. a a, The ‘Suit also claims A the Interior and the U.S., ~ Energy Research and Development Ad ministration, formerly the Atomic Energy Commission. «. REPOsitory ___{OF /,LASO COLLECTION ——, Do€ J WV ra BOX No. LA 34h BIK/R)~ SUIS CORMES Not FOLDER Leacte /2 LLQTS Y?¢~ 2] BF —