discharge this responsibility.
cther
Ct
agencies of the United States Government
Department of Energy,
ge
om
The Department of the Interior will call upon
to assist it,
particulzrly the
so as to assure that, among other things,
the nedical
needs cf the current residents of Bikini Island continue to be met.
~!
ti.
Because Kili
Island has,
uni-l recert weeks, been regarded as
soliely a temporary relocation site for the people of Bikini,
have never
undertaken
to
construct
permanent
faciliries
significantly any of the existing Kili facilities.
the Governments
there,
to
improve
It is now known that
iQ.
bikini Island will not be fit for human habitation for decades
li.
on the basis of
Island,
nor
the most recent scientific information,
to come, and
it appears that Eneu
in the Bikini Atoll, will also be unavailable for settlement.
Ins
13.
the circumstances, the Governments understand that some of the Bikini people
14,
will choose to remain on Kili indefinitely, and the Governments will accord-
15.
ingly undertake a program for the permanent rehabilitation of Kili.
16.
III.
It is not yet possible to develop a permanent relocation plan
18.
for the people of Bikini.
19.
radiclogica] survey that is now underway, and thet is expected to be com-
20.
pleted no later than the early weeks of 1979.
21.
are available and evaluated,
22.
necessary are also completed,
23.
occur in the first monthe of 1979,
24.
relocation sites.
25.
with the people of Kili (including the current residents of bikini Island
26.
who will by then have relocated there), plan in detail for the relocation
27.
of such Kili residents as choose to move elsewhere, affording to them a
cho
apane
That plan must await complerion of the aerial/
When those survey results
and when any remaining scientific tests found
all of which developments are expected to
it will be possible to identify safe
The Governments will then, following full consultation
the pnsrcitle
relecsation sites.
Those who
cheese
to remiin on
woot vad) be GccOhmesatedc there.
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