866 there ix un immediate danger, then we can pause until the endiological survers reveal whether the move to neu cin be made or whether we Buve fo move Coa less allructive site. As weinformally advised the committee staff last week. the results of the very recent tests of the bods burdens of the people living on Bikint Island show a stenificant merease in such burdens. While at may be arguable wether the test results show “an immediate danger.” we in the Departinent of the Interior are satisfied that the people should be moved from Bikimt Psland as soon as it is possible to do so, Wehave asked the representatives of the Department of Energyto discuss with vou the radiological situation on Bikini and its implications for the people on Bikini IsJand. and they will do so in 2 moment. Then the High Conunissioner and To want to discuss with you our plans for the move of the people from Bikini Island. NEED TO RECAST BIKINEREMABILITATION PLANS Tinust tell van now, however, that we have suddenly been required to reenst our preliminary plans ina very major way, Phe committee will reenll that when we testiticd before vou a month ago, we antici pautedoon the hisis of the best information chen available to us fron the Department of Energy. that if at were necessary to move the people of Baking [sland roan alternative. safe site, we could expect thatthe nearby island of Ene would be avaihtble for that purpose. Last Thursdiay we learned that tests of a limited sample of foodstitts growing®’on Eneu showed an uptake of radionuclides much in excess of thoee predicted on the basis of the known cesium and strontinme content of the soi Accordingly, we have conclided that we must eHoonate nen as an alternative site, and we have thus revised sab- stantially the plans for temporary settlement. We will outline those planus to vor after the Energy Department discussion of the radiowetivity situation on Bikini aud neu, ‘To assist us in onr discusion of our relocation plains, there are present with me this morning. in addition to High Commissioner Winkel, his District, Administrator for the Marshall Islands District, Oscar