RESETTLEMENT OF PEOPLE
and housed by the U.S.Navy on Aomon and
Bijire Islands in Enewetak Atoll.
Excerpt from the United Nations
Trusteeship Agreement for the
United States Trust Territory of
the Pacific Islands:
Article 6--"In discharging its obligations under Article 76(b) of
the Charter, the administering authority (U.S.) shall:
2. promote the economic advancement and self-sufficiency of the
inhabitants, and to this end shall
regulate the use of the natural
resources; encourage the develor-.
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1946 JANUARY Bikini: Washington, D.C.
officials select Bikini Atoll for the
first series of nuclear bomb tests and
its population of 167 must be moved
immediately.
FEBRUARY Bikini: One month after the
decision was made in Washington, D.C.
to use Bikini Atoll for nuclearexperi~
ments, the military governor of the
Marshalls obtains the consent of Bikini's paramount chief for the relocation
ment of fisheries, agriculture,
and industries; protect the inhabitants against the loss of their
dands and resources; and improve
the means of transportation and
communication;
3. promote the social advance-
of his people.
The American military
governor informs the Bikinians that the
scientists are experimenting with
nuclear bombs "...for the good of mankind and to end all world wars." The
Bikinians, with no alternative, agree
to leave their home.
ment of the inhabitants, and to
this end shall protect the rights
and fundamental freedoms of all
elements of the population without
discrimination; protect the health
of the inhabitants..."
1944 FEBRUARY Enewetak: United States
forces attack and overcome major Japanese fortificaticns én Enewetak Atoll |
after heavy pre-invasion bombardment in
which some Marshallese are killed.
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heavy fighting.
Americans recruit Mar-
THE TRUST TERRITORY OF THE PACIFIC
ISTANDS (MICRONESIA) COVERS A LAND
AND OCEAN AREA OF THREE MILLION
SQUARE MILES.
shallese to remove battle debris and
build warehouses, air strips, air craft
hangers and other military facilities
on Kwajalein Island.
Families join
Marshallese workers at Kwajalein labor
camp.
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MARCH Bikini: As the Bikinians prepare
' to leave, approximately 250 naval ships,
Kwajalein: The world’s largest atoll is
150 aircraft for observation and transmade up of approximately 93 tiny coral
port and thousands of military and sciislands that encircle an 839 square
entific personnel begin arriving for
mile ocean lagoon. Total land area of
Operation CROSSROADS.
93 islands is only 6.64 square miles.
MARCH Bikini: Because the Americans said
1945 Enewetak: The Americans build a
runway, barracks, warehouses and other
base facilities to carrv on the Pacific
war. The Enewetak people are fed,clothed
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that Bikini would be returned to its
people at the conclusion of the tests,
the Bikinians believe their move ig
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Kwajalein Atoll from the Japanese after