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CUMMISSTONER ADRIAN P, WINKEL BEFORE THE
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AGDNCIES SUBCOMMITTEE, COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, CONCERNTHG
RESETTLEMENT OF THE FEOVLIO OF BIKINI, JUNE 19, 1978
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Mr. Chairtan, Members of the Committee:
In accordance with
meeting,
I
the decisions made
discussed with the
people of
at your May 22nd
Bikini
Island
their
fortneominsau move from that island and their preference as to
relication sites.
These meetings were held over a period of 24
hours, cn Thursday and Friday, June 1 and 2, with virtually
all of the people of the Island--men, women, and children-an attenuance at
the
first meeting,
Jia.t “ale porulation)
Subsequently,
on
and
35
to 40 people
(the
at the succeeding two meetinas.
Monazay,
June
5,
a meeting was
held wath
the people of Fili Island for the same purposes, with about 107
peorie
in
attendance.
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,
enough
that Eneu Island also was not considered safe
to aliow their
living
on 1t
at
this time,
and
that
four
relocation sites were suggested for their consideration and decision.
At
the
second meeting on Friday,
June 2,
various
spokesmen
outlined the preferences of the people as follows:
1)
Stay on Bikina- Island until further information is
available
activity.
about
Eneu
food and
its
levels of
radio=
The people reasoned that they would have to