CIS NO: 85-H381-33 TITLE: Micronesia Compact of Free Association: A Review of H.J. Res. 620. SOURCE: Committee on Foreign Affairs. House DOC TYPE: Hearing COLLATION: iii+172 p. DATE: Sept. 18, 1984 CONGRESS-SESSION: 98-2 SUDOC: Y4.F76/1:M58/24 ITEM NO: 1017-A; 1017-B LC CARD NO: 85-601496 MC ENTRY NO: 85-16263 Hearing to consider H.J. Res. 620, to approve the Compact of Free Association, signed Oct. 1, 1982, between the U.S. and the Federated States of Micronesia, and June 25, 1983, between the U.S. and the Republic of the Marshall Islands, providing for termination of the TTPI trusteeship arrangement and establishment of a new political relationship, termed free association, with the U.S. CONTENT NOTATION: Marshall Islands and Micronesia political status agreement with US, congressional approval DESCRIPTORS (and special content notations): MICRONESIA (Political status agreement with US, congressional approval); MARSHALL ISLANDS (Political status agreement with US, congressional approval); TREATIES AND CONVENTIONS; CONGRESSIONAL-EXECUTIVE RELATIONS; TRUST TERRITORY OF THE PACIFIC ISLANDS; FEDERAL-TERRITORIAL RELATIONS; PUBLIC.ADMINISTRATION; COMPACT OF FREE ASSOCIATION BILLS: 98 H.J.Res.620 LEGISLATIVE HISTORY OF: P.L.99-239 85-H381-33 TESTIMONY NO: 1 Sept. 18, 1984 p. 1-172 WITNESSES (and witness notations): ARMITAGE, RICHARD L. (Asst Sec, Intl Security Aff, DOD) ZEDER, FRED M., II (Ambassador, Office of Micronesian Status Negotiations) DERWINSKI, EDWARD J. (Counselor, State Dept; Chm, Interagency Group on Micronesia) STATEMENTS AND DISCUSSION: Approval of compact provisions to protect U.S. strategic interests in the Pacific Ocean area; background of negotiations to revise political relationship between the U.S. and TTPI; specifics of compact provisions to promote economic development of Micronesia. Examination of political development in TTPI, including capacity for self-government; nature of free association relationship between U.S. and TTPI under compact provisions; review of missile test and other U.S. military programs involving Micronesia; clarification of compact provisions regarding conduct of foreign affairs by freely associated Pacific islands. INSERTIONS: a. Hills, Howard L. (Office for Micronesian Status Negotiations), "Constitutional and International Legal Aspects of the Compact of Free Association" (p. 125-164). b. "Administration Comments on Congressional Research Service Report Entitled "Compact of Free Association -- Foreign Policy Provisions: A Section-by-Section Analysis"' (p. 165-172). CONTENT NOTATION: Marshall Islands and Micronesia political status agreement with US, congressional approval DESCRIPTORS (and special content notations): DEPARTMENT.OF.DEFENSE; DEPARTMENT.OF.STATE; NATIONAL.DEFENSE; MISSILES; INTERNATIONAL.RELATIONS; CONSTITUTIONAL LAW ("Constitutional and International Legal Aspects of the Compact of Free Association" concerning US-Micronesia and US-Marshall Islands compact); INTERNATIONAL.LAW ("Constitutional and International Legal Aspects of the Compact of Free Association" concerning US-Micronesia and US-Marshall Islands compact); CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE ("Administration Comments on Congressional Research Service Report Entitled "Compact of Free Association -- Foreign Policy Provisions: A Section-by-Section Analysis"' concerning US-Micronesia and US-Marshall Islands compact); OFFICE OF MICRONESIAN STATUS NEGOTIATIONS; INTERAGENCY GROUP ON MICRONESIA; PACIFIC OCEAN AREA; NEGOTIATIONS; ECONOMIC.DEVELOPMENT