Dos PASE 04 a UNCLASSIFIED| ~—sSTATE 207958 So | | . PFOPLE THERE, AS A RESULT OF HIS MEETINGS WITH THE PEKIN PEOPLE, WINKEL DECIDED THAT THEY SHOULD BE PEUNITED WITH THE BIKINI COMMUNITY ON KILI, 000000 03. “UNDER SECRET ARY OF THE INTERIOR JAMES A. JOSEPH AND | RUTH G. VAN CLEVE, NIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF TERRITORIAL ~ FF AIRS CEFT WASH INGTON, D.C. GN AUGUST 4 AND WENT TO KILI “JO INSPECT THE TEMPORARY HOUSING AND OTHER FACILITIES FEIWGCONSTRUCTED THERE BY THE TRUST TERRITORY GOVERNNENT. "MR. JOSEPH AND MS, VAN CLEVE THEN TRAVELED TO BIKINI OW. AIGUST 1, TO MEET WITH THE ISLANDERS AND ASSURE THEM THAT THE RELOCATION WAS NECESSARY FOR HEALTH REASONS, JOSEPH Ain Van CLEVE ALSO VISITED OTHER DISTRICTS IN THE TRUST — TERRITORY, *RIKINY ATOLL Ts BEING RE@SURVEYED BY THE U. Se DEPARTMENT O ENERGY, USING ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY THAT IS SIGNIFICANTLY MORE ACCURATE AND RELIABLE THAN THAT AVAILABLE FOR THE 1968 SURVEY, “THE NEW TECHNIQUE USES ‘gamacray DETECTORS MOUNTED ON AIRCRAFT, IT WAS RECENTLY USED TO SURVEY EWEWETAK ATOLL. “THE AERT AL SURVEY ‘RY NOE BEGAN ON JULY S!1, AND WILL PICLUDE SIKINI ATOLL AND THE NORTHERN MARSHALL ISLANDS, SURVEY RESULTS APE EXPECTED BY SPRING, !979. “MEANWHILE, SOCTAL AND ECONOMIC CONDITIONS ON KILI ARE BEING CAREFULLY EXAMINED AND EVERY EFFORT IS BEING MADE | . BY THE TRUST TERRITORY GOVERNMENT AND THE INTERIOR DEPARTMENT TO ACCOMMODATE THE ARRIVING SIKINIANS WITH MINT™ AL DISRUPTION TO THEIR LIFESTYLE AND CULTURES a UNCLASSIFIED | -