ACLAGS STATEMENT OF HIGH COMMISSIONER ADRIAN P.. WINKEL BEFORE THE INTERIOR AND RELATED AGENCIES SUBCOMMITTEE, COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, CONCERNING RESETTLEMENT OF THE PEOPLE OF BIKINI, JUNE 19, 1978 _ - Mr. Chairman, Members of the Committee: In accordance with the decisions made at’ your May 22nd people of Bikini Island their forthcoming move from that island and their preference as to relocation sites. hours, These meetings were held over a period of 24 on Thursdayand Friday, June 1 and 2, with virtually all of the people of the Island--men, women, and children-in attendance at the first meeting, adult male population) and 35 to 40 people (the at the succeeding two meetings. ore thnalia lbaniniltt k ~~. meeting, I discussed with the che. . subsequently, on Monday, June 5, a meeting was held with the people of Kili Island for the same purposes, with about 100 people in attendance. ste In the opening remarks at Bikini I.explained to the people that I was there to inform them it was necessary that they move from Bikini Island, that Eneu Island also was not considered safe enough to allow their living on it at this time, and that four relocation sites were suggested for their consideration and decisior oat abate nd At the second meeting on Friday, June 2, various spokesmen outlined the preferences of the people as follows: i) _ _ Stay-on Bikini Island until further information isavailable about’ Eneu food and its levels of radioactivity. The people reasoned that they would have to