obtained fron such a survey does indicate a need for reloca‘tion of the persons presently living on Bikini Atoll, that
relocation should not await further months of study and
planning.

Contingency planning for the possible need for

further relocation of the present Bikini Island residents
Should be undertaxen immediately in order to prevent further
irreparable injury to them by way of additional radiation
exposure.

This Court should order the Defendants to submit

such a contingency plan within sixty days after entry of the
prelininary injunction.

ITI.

REQUIREXENT FOR INFORMATION IN MARSHALLESE AS WELL AS

ENGLISH.

BEST AVAILABLE COPY

While most of the People of Bikini do not read ‘or

understand the Enslish language, virtually all are well
educated persons who read Marshallese.

Much of the willingness

on the part of the People of Bikini to accept the risks of
movement to Bikini has been based on the failure on the part
of Defendants to furnish them with scientific information
known to Defendanrs.

Ultimately, it is the Bikini People,

‘not the Defendants who must make the decisions as to where
they will live.

They can only participate in those decisions

on a meaningful Sasis if they are furnished necessary infozrmation in their own language.

So long as information known to

Defendants is withheld from the People of Bikini by means of
failure te translate it into Marshallese, the People of
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Bikini will continue to be irreparably injured by their

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inabilicy to participate in making decisions which affect
them.

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The Court should order Defendants to furnish all further

material information, such as reports,

inter-agency communications,

the Radiological Survey Report, Environmental Impact Statement

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