discharge Lhis responsividity. other agencies of Jie wepartacnt of the United States Government the Incertor will call upon tu assist it, partacularily the 7 Department oi Energy, Su a> ty assure that, among other thinzs, the medical needs of the current residents of Bikini Island concinue to ve ine, Il. Because Kili Island has, until recent weeks, been regarded as ——= solely a temporary relocation site for the people of Bikini, the Governments have never undertaken to construct permanent facilities there, nor to improve significantly any of the existing Kili facilities. It is now known that 10. Bikini Island will not be fit for human habitation For decades to come, and ll. on the basis of the most recent scientific information, 12. Tsland, 13. the circumstances, 14, will choose to remain on kili indefinitely, and the Governments will accord- - 45. it appears that Eneu in the Bikini Atoll, will also be unavailable for settlement. in the Governments understund that some of the Bikini people ingly undertake a program for the permanent rehabilitation of xili. 16. 17, 18. TiIT. It is not yec possible to develop a permanent relocation plan for the people of Bikini. That plan must await completion of the acrial/ ‘ 19, radiological survey that is now underway, and that is expected to be conm- 20. pleted no later than the early weeks of 1979. 21. are available and evaluated, and when any remaining scientific tests found 22. necessary are also completed, all of which developments are expected to 23. occur in the first months of 1979, it will be possible to identify safe 24. relocation sites. 25. with the people of Kili 26. who will by then have relocated there), plan in detail for the relocation 27. of such Kili residents as choose to move elsewhere, affording to them a 28. choice among the passible relocation sites. 293. 30. When those survey results The Governments will then, following full consultation (including the current residents of Bikini Island Kili will be uccuumodated there. Those who choose to remain on