3 ‘Yalue as a Test Facility:
Colonel Sturges said that it is their opinicn, resulting
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in the destruction of a part er all of the atoll. The
strength of these coral atolis is of a low order and they
represent a pinnacle of coral erected on the tep ef a
submerged mountain so that the visible portion of the
_ wtell tends te overhang the main mass which is at great
depth. A severe shock may therefore cause the crumbling
ef the entire structure. In aach case there would be no
other test site feasible in the entire area other than
Bikini.
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Treatment ef People in Comparison with those Removed frou
Eniwetok:
evacuees from Enivetok were moved to a similar atoll ©
th a good lagoon, and theyare reported az being sntirely.
' eatisfied with the move and quite happy with the result.
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au contrast, the people from Biktal were moved ty theBevy
to the Island of Kili, which is subject te the surf around
its entire circumference and is not a part ef an atolle
.. Zhe’ people have been unhappy, and are ill-adapted to
° gurvival on an island of this character, It would soem
reasonable that if Bikini is to be held as a reserve test
site, these people should be moved to an atoll which will
offer them the facilities they need to live happily, and
thas have treatment comparable to that Soha bythe anc
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