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BIKINI ATOLL ADDED TC ATCVIC
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Washington, April 2 -- To accormodete the rapidly excardin
developing and testing new and izproved nuclear wearons the United States stonic
Snersy Comission is enlarging the Pacific Preving Ground in the
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tests were conducted last ?N_verver.
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Hikini and Eniretok will rersin under
the civil jurisdiction of the Derartment cf Interior.
agreement witn Interior.
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Bikini was last used in 13945 for testing military
atomic boris.
AC uses the area under
effects of conventional
At that time its inhezitants were evacuated fram the Atoll.
After study of suitalle alternative sites eni consultations with the peotle,
they were relocated on the island of Kili in the southern Warshail Islands.
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