L. Joe Deal -3- - JAN 22 1875 McBreen and Hawpe briefed on work to develop a Bikini Master Plan. They had received a good reception by the people at Kili. The 40 houses completed on Bikini Island have been accepted. The plan under development should be considered an optimum plan for land use since it contains only the peoples preferences and has not been considered by others. The plan contains 156 additional houses in an optimum pattern. A problem developed that the Bikini Iroij's son has been in contact with some Japanese who said Bikini was not fit for habitation. The reply given was that the technical people would have to solve such problems and that this could not be dealt with on this visit. The visitors presented 6 options for core houses. Information was obtained on which house was preferred by each family aiong with the desired location so that a plan can be prepared. The people are to review the plan before it is final. Attachment VI shows the number of houses desired within each land holding. The black squares are the 40 houses already built. The black circles are Phase II construction and open circles are future construction. Attachment VII shows where within the interior of Bikini Island the Phase Il houses are to be built according to the preference of the people. Note that the zrea around the houses shown by lighter dots is for subsistence creps. Actually, there are 38 Phase Il houses, 13 to 14 on Eneu Island and 25 on Bikini Island (one house may be built on a small island between Eneu and Bikini). No community center is planned for Eneu. The Bikini people are unhappy with the previous house plan. | The visitors showed how additional rooms cculd be added to existing houses using the porch areas. It was also desired that sleeping location be on raised platforms (raised to window height). The soil cement floors of porches are to be replaced with concrete. Eight inches of fill material is to be placed under floor slabs for houses in the Bikini Island interior. The ccmpletion date for the draft plan is the end of March. AEC car review this. The TT planners are assuming that the interior of Bikini Island is acceptable for housing until they hear differently from us. Dr. Biles reviewed the decisions and actions relative to Bikini rehabilitation including construction of houses. After learning that all of the first group of houses were to be built on Bikini instead of Eneu Island, he stated that he hac recommended | shore where radiation levels were lowest. | that the best location on Bikini Island was along the lagoon He recalled that DOE ARCHIVES