its position and declare that parts of Bikini Atoll can be
safely resettled under reasonable conditions, the Bikinians
would welcome this news.
June 1,
Until this occurs, they view the
1979 letters to them as the official and definitive
U.S. position.
The present circumstances have caused the Bikinians
to initiate two actions we wish to bring to the attention of
the Trusteeship Council.
The first was to seek an independent
scientific assessment of the recent U.S.
of Bikini Atoll.
radiological survey
The second was to file a lawsuit two months
ago seeking just compensation from the United States for the
taking and destruction of Bikini Atoll and damages for breaches
of fiduciary obligations owed to the Bikinians by the United
States.
III.
Independent Scientific Assessment
of U.S. Radiological Survey of Bikini Atoli
Six years ago,
in U.S.
the people of Bikini brought a lawsuit
Federal court seeking to stop the resettlement of Bikini
until the United States conducted a thorough radiological survey
of the atoll.
that lawsuit,
Pursuant to a court-approved agreement settling
the United States agreed to conduct the radiological
survey -~ and to permit the Bikinians to select an independent,
non-U.S.
government scientist to verify,
survey results.
vides
as
follows:
review and assess the
Paragraph 10 of the settlement agreement pro-