project, I repeat, is "to assist [the Bikinians] decision with respect to resettlement." in making a Unless ERI enjoys the full confidence of the Bikinians and can assure them it has made an independent assessment of DOE's work, the project will fail. DOE has not yet presented its final position as to the scope of the independent survey. We hope to resolve this dispute without further resort to the courts, but the Bikinians are prepared to reopen this six-year old case in order to force DOE to live up to its commitment to carry this project through in a reasonable manner. Such action, in our view, would be successful, but the time and expense involved will delay even more a final resolution of the question of Bikini's radiological safety. In the interim, we urge the Trusteeship Council immediately to take whatever action it can to urde the United States to meet its recognized legal obligation to fund a thorough independent assessment of DOE's radiological survey, which will serve the best interests not only of the Bikinians, but Iv. also of the U.S. U.S. Court of Claims Litigation Two months ago, the Government. people of Bikini, the Bikini leaders, on behalf of all filed a multimillion dollar lawsuit against the United States in the U.S. Court of Claims. The