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fa COMMISSIONER ADRIAN P. WINKEL BEFORE THE
4 Lo AGENCIES SUBCOMMITTELD, COMMITTEE ON
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fOUCE OF REPRESENTATIVES, CONCERNING
1E PEOULD OF BIKINI, JUNE 19, 1978
ntnk you for comuur statement and
I ecord,
Mr. Chairvan, Members of the Committee:
In, accordance with the decisions mace at your May 22nd
meeting,
I discussed with the
people of Bikini Island their
forthcoming move from that island and their preference as ta
rel.cation sites.
These meetings were held over a period of 24
Nours, cn Thursday and Friday, June 1 and 2, with virtually
all
of
the
people of
the
Island--men,
an attenzuance at tne first meeting,
aja.t
rale
povulation)
Subsequently,
on
at
the
women,
and 35 to 40 people
succeeding
Monzay,
June
and children--
5,
(the
two meetings.
a meeting was
held wath
the veople of Kili Island for the same purposes, with about 104
peorle in attendance.
In the opening remarks at Bikini I explained to the people
that I was there to inform them it was necessary that they move
from Bikini Island,
enough
to
allow their
relocation
At
that Eneu Island also was not considered safe
laving
on
sites were suggested
the
second meeting
1t
at
this time,
and
that
four
for their consideration and decision.
on Friday,
June
2,
various
spokesmen
outlined the preferences of the people as follows:
1)
Stay on Bikina Island until further information is
available about Eneu food and its levels of radio-
eR ee
activity.
The people reasoned that they would have to