NSDD 40 The Future Political Status of Micronesia: Nuclear Claims

THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON SECRET UNCLASSIFIED May 28, 1982 NATIONAL SECURITY DECISION DIRECTIVE NUMBER 40 . THE FUTURE POLITICAL STATUS OF MICRONESIA: NUCLEAR CLAIMS NSDD-29 is amended as follows: The Chief Status Negotiator is authorized, at his discretion, to commit up to an additional $40 million to the Government of the Marshall Islands on terms and conditions to be negotiated in the agreement subsidiary to Section 177 of the Compact of Free Association. This agreement must result in the settlement of all claims brought by or on behalf of any citizen or national or the Government of the Marshall Islands against the United States or its contractors arising from the nuclear testing program conducted by the United States between 1946 and 1958. The Chief Status Negotiator is authorized to commit the amounts herein authorized along the lines of the indicative categories set forth in NSDD 29 of March 31, 1982, in all other regards, shall remain in effect. Ronald Reagan m 9/6/95 12356 of E.O. by D. Van Tassel. National Security Council (F57-249) 175 UNCLASSIFIED cy 1H of 4 copies SECRET Review on May 28, 1988 SECRET