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Hon. Adrian P. Winkel Trust Territory of the Saipan, Mhriana Islands Program* sent with your letter of October 24, 1977. I ShEi~~ look forward to the more detailed summary of the results of your meeting in lA5juro with the Bikini Cm.mcil on October 3.4, The recommendations in t“x Drelirninary report ap?ear to be well th,ought OUt and if regular i.nplementation can be achieved in view of the logistic difficulties, the proposals should take care of the feeding problem faced by the present residents on 13i!iimiIsland. There is one notation, though., in section is tF.e handwritten notation on population bre-akdown on page two On Bikini On Kili Total NO. of people lli 40 152 No. of family Ud.tS 24 8 32 The first part” of the Report indicates that the current onisland Bikini ~oulation will not increase (except for new births and additional government personnel On ~ExWOrarY ~UtY specifically authoxiz~ by the District Administrator and/or the High Commissionexj. My question, then, relates to the 40 people listed as being on Kili. Will these be allowed to join
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their fa--ily groups presently on Kili? It is our understanding, f~on the meetings here with Representative Ataji 13alos and ths Kili representatives, that a group of relatives of approxinn,ately this size has been trying to join their relatives. In::Short, wil~ the program be dealing with the present group of 112 now on Bikini Island or a rim total of 152? I am also sending a copy of the proposed feeding program to Dr. Conard for his comment indicating, of course, that it is still in a preliminary stage. For the past two years, he has ,been very much concerned on the lack of vitamins in the ch.ildren~s diet on Bikini Island and regularly he has recoiitnended vitamin supplements for the small children. This , unfortunately never seems to have occurred- The proposed feeding program and suggasted menus appear to us to remedy the situation, but it might be well to have the problem of the very young c~~ildren considered in view of Fast deficiencies. Office of Territorial Affairs