DOE ARCHIVES 19 transportation for men, materials, and ultimately copra, is an absolute necessity. It 1s very difficult to estimate the degree of utilization of local vs. imported foods. One can say, however, that the Bikini people will use imported foods to a mucn greater degree atoll, This, than they did before they were moved from the I believe, is the trend throughout the Marshalls. It is seen in the orientation toward a cash economy, based upon copra production. purchase rice, If the Bikinians have the money they will flour and sugar, which have become staple food items on Kili and elsewhere in the Marshalls. foodstuffs, including coffec, tea, These and other canned meats and canned fish, wili be purcnased in large quantities. They form an important part of the diet and cannot be considered to be luxuries. I would imagine that the abundance of fish and shelifish on Bikini would mean a reduction in the purchase of canned fish, and even canned meat. The availability of pork and domestic fowl locally would probably affect canned meat purcnases. Tie use of wildfow! and turtles would also probably mean a cecrease in canned meat purcnases, and fisn are very expensive It stiould be noted that canned meats in the Marsnalls. These and other consumer goods must be imported over vast distances. requirement This is reflected in the cost to the consumer on the atolis. The local foods such as arrowroot, pandanus, breadfruit, bananas and squash will undoubtedly be used in addition to imported foods. Arrowroot and pandanus were especially important and