APPENDIX VI
APPENDIX VI
British
Palau
Commonwealth)
a
than is the
"Republic"
Republic (in the sense of
the
of
Dominican
Republic).
2.
Although
purportedly the Draft Report does not deal
with status, there is a disquieting emphasis on the
"Compact of Free Association for Micronesia," as if
this
Compact offered a model
for
toward all the territories.
Report
Only
U.
S.
policy
From its context, the
appears in this regard to be
contemplating
the other Pacific territories;
nevertheless,
we must note the possibility that many readers will
understand
through
it
to include Puerto
Rico,
as
ignorance or miSinterpretation,
well,
We
confess that we feel almost equally ignorant
must
about
the Republic of Palau, the Republic of the Marshall
Islands and the Federated States of Micronesia.
is
and
not for us to pass judgment on the
destiny
trusteeship,
proposed
of these 116,000
or
Compact
on
the
aspirations
non-citizens
merits
of
It
the
under
present
achieved for two of these
entities after 15 years of negotiations,
three
at a cost
that would amount to $2.2 billion over the next
15
years.
The
Compact is an accomplished fact and we hope it
will be successful for Micronesia.
apparent
s000291 .
to
us that the Report
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However,
(in
it is
its. present