grew in large numbers on Bikini.

Breadfruit and bananas

were, I understand rare as was taro,
that

One can safely assume

if local foods are available the people will eat

as well as imported foods.

them,

The people of Bikini enjoy both

kinds of food and will not let any of it go to waste.
Although the Bikinians will want to visit all of the
islands and islets in the atoll, and to exploit their natural
resources,

I believe that if any of

these areas were found

to be nazardous because of remaining radiation the people
would comply with restrictions wnich would be necessary.

This

should be a matter of local policing by the community itself.
& thorough explanation should be made to the entire community,
so that the reasons for imposing such restrictions would be
clearly understood and appreciated by everyone.

This

same

procedure should apply to any restrictions against eating certain food produced on Bikind.
The genetic pool of the Bikini people has changed since
the move twenty years ago.

Increased contact with other

Marshallese has resulted in out marriages.
this trend will

continue.

It

is probable that

There will probably be more

between Bikini ahd other parts of the Marshalis.
Majuro will be focal points for tnese movements,

Kili, if people return there to live,

travel

Ebeye and
as will

There wiil probably be

considerable travel between Bikini and neighboring Rongelap,

with whem a good number of the Bikini people have kinship ties.
It can be expected that more of the young pecple will be absent

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