the coconuts, the pandanus growing there.
These excursions to the interior of the
island would occur in the time period well
after the arrival of a ship, when no new
ship was in sight.
That accounts for the
Bikinians more or less disobeying what they
had been told by DOE officials, but it was
simply the function of not having enough food....
{S]ometimes as much as 3 months would go by
without the arrival of the field trip sey
The infrequency of ship service caused the people to
eat food grown on Bikini.
This, in turn, caused their body
burdens to exceed acceptable federal standards,
resulting in
their removal from Bikini.
The mistakes of the Bikini Island resettlement must
not recur.
If ships do not arrive at Eneu regularly,
it is
probable that the people will go right to Bikini Island and
eat whatever food is available there.
be implemented halfway.
This program cannot
If the Eneu rotation system is
accepted, there must be a special ship purchased and earmarked
for supplying the food program on Eneu.
IIIT.
OTHER COMPONENTS OF A
RESETTLEMENT PROGRAM FOR
THE PEOPLE OF BIKINI
The proposed Eneu rotation program constitutes
only one part of the Bikinians' proposed resettlement program.
If the rotation system is implemented, presumably only part of
the Bikinian population could be accommodated on Eneu at any
given time; the remainder would live where they are now.
of the Bikinians -- 550,
or about 60% -~ now live on Kili.
Most
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