"squatters,"
or bought,

even if the land and lagoon rights were leased
This would further contribute to the Bikinians'

concern about freedom of movement and loss of collective
identity.

For example,

the few Bikinians now living ona

small part of Jaluit Atoll do not feel they are free to
travel to other parts of the atoll.

Since these sometimes

subtle -- and potentially serious -- social problems are
not susceptible to resolution, resettlement on another in-

habited atoll in the Marshall Islands is not acceptable.
to uninhabited atolls,

such as Erikub,

As

it appears that they

are uninhabited simply because they are uninhabitable.

Even

those which could sustain some human life could not possibly

support a significant part of the entire Bikinian population,
which now numbers approximately 925 people.
Having discussed and reviewed all possible resettlement options, the people of Bikini have concluded that their
first choice is Bikini Island in Bikini Atoll; their second
choice is Eneu Island in Bikini Atoll; and their third choice
is Wake.

Given the problems of resettlement on Bikini Island

and Wake,

this realistically leaves only one option open --

Eneu Island in Bikini Atoll.
II.

ENEU ROTATION PROGRAM

The Bikinians' preference would be to move the
entire Bikini population to Eneu and perhaps some of the
islands west of the Eneu channel,

Airukol,

Lele and Eneman.
Ter

Bikiren,

such as Airukij,

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