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 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