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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 4.[1il.:[,[j(j OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY in the ]!arslmllIslands for nuclear testing purposes. The Mrsk@lls are a part of ‘theTrust Territory of the Pacific Islands. Thc people formerly Hvin; on ’-miwetokwerc moved to the nearby atoll of Ujelan5 and the Bikini people were ultimately moved to the fsland of Yfli. Eniwetmk 173s used as tie base for conducting tests in the arm and, LX ucdcrstm~. is in active usc by tilekfense establishment at the present tire. 3ilLJni has not been used as a test site since the nlcll%e peopla of Bikini were resettled on the island of Kilf.,which is not 2n atoll with aa associated la~oon, but 5s a mall island with a fringing reef. Access to the island is extrcr.elydifficult ng best and is alc;ostin.possibleat so;ne tir,cs of the year when the seas are so h=vy as to prevent saall boats from novinz over the racf to or froa th~ islczd. Zhe iaknd is in a fair~j hqxaidpart of the ~“hzsh2hJ whcrem tiie L2nii area of Eikiai Atoll is in excc3s of two sqxrc rile::. graatcd certain use ri+ts in the nearby Jaluit Atoll m pm%ial c@z~cnmtioz. Their ability to use the Jaluit rcsource3 is, of comse, lizd.cd by t% frequmt difficulty of ~cttin: to end from Kili.
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has assumedsymbolic proportions in our rd.attonship tith ?iiC~O~eSh and the W6stera I%clfic. I hope that we my enlistyour pezsonal Interest and supportfor a fmrom%le &etemlnat&m at the earliest tke that the situation till pimait. Msistaat SecretaryFhmrJ R. Andersonand the Director of our Officeof Territorl.esam pre?ard to CMSCWS the xtter in greaterdetail vith such officl~s .of your Deparmat as you may desi~nate. Secretary of the ZutOAor