re ee i ae 1954 continued tion of Ebeye Island (a 78 acre island less than one mile long and 650 feet Fe = ee 2 wide) grows to 980 people. 1955 Kili: Trust Territory ships with supplies continue to have difficulties off-loading supplies at Kili because of rough seas. 1956 NOVEMBER 19 Ujelang: The Ujelang aot, a augiamenen, el ‘ people have received no compensation for the loss of their home atoll, Enewetak, and are now offered $25,000 in cash and a trust fund of $150,000 with semi-annual interest payments at 3 1/32 by the U.S. government. Faced with harsh living conditions, the people accept and sign an agreement which says in part: "...The Government of the =i United States shall possess the full use rights to Enewetak Atoll until such time as it will not be necessary a year) to be divided among the Bikinians on Kili. agreement was made voluntarily and without any compulsion or coercion Kili and causes extensive damage to crops in addition to sinking the Biki- to occupy and use the Atoll in the interest of the maintenance of international peace and security" and "...This ee a eee ee es _ dittiditaeainies oo. itt tein ere , 1958 JANUARY Kili: Typhoon Ophelia Kili, the Trust Territory government Selects a site in nearby Jaluit Atoll to start a satellite community. Three Bikini families move from Kili Island to the site in Jaluit, 30 miles north. causes great destruction on Jaluit and other southern atolls. All the Kili people living on Jaluit are forced to move back to Kili as the satellite community becomes uninhabitable. alternate with these first settlers as 1960 Kili: Rough seas once again pre- conmuts, pendanss and taro) are planted. viding adequate service to Kili Island. The Bikinians face food shortages once more. ’ During 1957, several other families housing is erected and food crops (co- NOVEMBER Kili: Representatives of the Kili people sign an agreement giving the U.S. government "full use rights to Bikini Atoll...future claims by Bikinians based on the use of Bikini by the Government of the United States...or on een 1957 NOVEMBER Kili: Typhoon Lola hits nians' supply ship. whatsoever." NOVEMBER Kili: As problems worsen on as. ENEWETAK PEOPLE ON UJELANG ATOLL IN THE EARLY 196058 Photo by Leonard Mason. vent the field trip vessels from pro- Kwajalein: The residents of Roi Namur Island, in the northerm part of Kwajalein Atoll, are relocated to Ennubirr Island about two miles away, and to Ebeye. Ennubirr becomes an indigenous labor camp for the base facilities at the moving of the Bikini people from Bikini Atoll to Kili Island, shall be Roi Namur, similar to Ebeye for Kwajaagainst them (the representatives) and not against the Government." In return, lein workers and their dependents. the Bikinians are given “full use rights" to Kili and several islands in Jaluit and $25,000 in cash and a $300,000 trust fund yielding semi-annual interest pay- ment of $4,972.50 (about $15 per person 1961 OCTOBER Kwajalein: The inhabitants of Lib Island are relocated to Ebeye by the Navy, as Lib is in the new "impact (continued on page 15) 13