NSDD 29 The Future Political Status of Micronesia: Nuclear Claims

THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON UNCLASSIFIED 1 March 31, 1982 NATIONAL SECURITY DECISION DIRECTIVE NUMBER 29 THE FUTURE POLITICAL STATUS OF MICRONESIA: NUCLEAR CLAIMS The commit to $125 million in order to obtain an Islands Chief Status Negotiator is authorized, at his discretion, agreement to the up claims of the Government of the Marshall United settling citizens and nationals arising out of the and its nuclear testing program in the Northern Marshall the provi- Islands between States 1946 and 1958. He is authorized to extend sions of P.L. 95-134. the Government of the Marshall Islands funded within Any grants this to ceiling are to terminate at the Free fifteenth Association. anniversary United of the commitments effective date and of federal the Compact programs of for the benefit of funded the States citizens and nationals of the Marshall Islands fifteenth within anniversity of the effective date of the Compact United of States Asso- law; affected this ceiling are also to terminate at the Free ciation, except instances (1) as otherwise in which provided the eventual by resettlement of or (2) in those on their atolls of origin is contemplated are con- for affected which peoples cannot now be determined. All such funds dates tingent on ultimate approval by the United States Congress. The Chief Status Negotiator Marshall Islands shall obtain that it the accepts agreement the of negotiated the Government of as the full settlement of all claims, government testing as well settlement as private, arising from the United States nuclear program of 1946 to 1958. The to approve Chief Status the division Negotiator to the of Government funds is authorized, within of this the at overall Marshall his discretion, ceiling Islands shall among and grants its affected and programs peoples. The following indicative categories be used as guidelines: (1) General compensation payments, including payment for land claims; (2) Maintenance of temporary communities, and commitments to establish permanent communities for dislocated peoples; UNCLASSIFIED Declassified/Relessed provisions m of 9/6/99 E.0. 12356 SECKET Review on March 31, 1988 by D. under Van Tassel. National Security Council (567-249) DECLASSIFY ON: OADR UNCLASSIFIED IH 174