913 voing: to say iuiv- fa COMMISSIONER ADRIAN P. WINKEL BEFORE THE 4 Lo AGENCIES SUBCOMMITTELD, COMMITTEE ON HS fOUCE OF REPRESENTATIVES, CONCERNING 1E PEOULD OF BIKINI, JUNE 19, 1978 ntnk you for comuur statement and I ecord, Mr. Chairvan, Members of the Committee: In, accordance with the decisions mace at your May 22nd meeting, I discussed with the people of Bikini Island their forthcoming move from that island and their preference as ta rel.cation sites. These meetings were held over a period of 24 Nours, cn Thursday and Friday, June 1 and 2, with virtually all of the people of the Island--men, an attenzuance at tne first meeting, aja.t rale povulation) Subsequently, on at the women, and 35 to 40 people succeeding Monzay, June and children-- 5, (the two meetings. a meeting was held wath the veople of Kili Island for the same purposes, with about 104 peorle in attendance. In the opening remarks at Bikini I explained to the people that I was there to inform them it was necessary that they move from Bikini Island, enough to allow their relocation At that Eneu Island also was not considered safe laving on sites were suggested the second meeting 1t at this time, and that four for their consideration and decision. on Friday, June 2, various spokesmen outlined the preferences of the people as follows: 1) Stay on Bikina Island until further information is available about Eneu food and its levels of radio- eR ee activity. The people reasoned that they would have to