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COMMISSIONER ADRIAN P. WINKEL BEFORE THE
L OASGIN CIES S BTC¥UITTEL, COMMITTEE ON
soorct CF REPRESEN
‘CS, CONCERNING
OF THE PEDILO tPF BIKT
JUNE 19, 1978
Fou
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Mr.
Chairmmar,
of
“Vempers
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the Committee:
In accordance with the decisions made at your May 22nd
meet ona,
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I
discusses with the
people of
Bikini
Island
their
fortnconins move from that island and their preference as to
rel sation
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sites.
These meetings
hours,
cn Thursday
alloc!
tne
an
fpecrie of
attenuance at
AGa.t
Tale
and
Friday,
the
the
at
June
l
Island--men,
firet
poculation)
were
meeting,
the
held over
and
2,
35
succeeding
period of
24
wath virtually
women,
and
a
and
to
40
chaldren-people
(the
two meetings.
Subsequently, on Monzay, June 5, a meeting was held with
the
people
feorie
Kili
the opening
for
the
same purposes,
wath
about
10%
remarks
at
Bikini
I
explained
to the people
that I was there to inform them it was necessary that they move
from Bikini Island,
enougn
to
allow
relocation
At
outlined
1)
j
Island
in attendance.
In
'
of
that Eneu Island also was not considered safe
their
sites were
the
second
living
on
suggested
meeting
the preferences of
it
for
at
time,
and
that
four
their consideration and decision.
on Friday,
the
this
June
people as
2,
various
spokesmen
follows:
Stay on Bikini Island until further information is
available about Eneu food and its levels of radioactivity.
The people reasoned
that
they would have to
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