use rights to
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of the agreement
States Govern- United
the
for
Enewetak Atoll were confirmed
ment and
the Trust Government.
In exchange for these use
rights, the Trust Government agreed to convey to the
Enewetak people use rights in Ujelang Atoll.
Additionally,
monetary compensation in the amount of $175,000 was provided to the people.
The agreement was signed by traditional leaders of |
the Enewetak people who represented that they had "full
and complete right to represent the interests of any
and all individuals who by reason of having lived on
Ujelang or Enewetak may now or at any future date have
a claim against the United States or Trust Territory
Governments by reason: of their use of Enewetak Atoll."
The signatories also expressly agreed:
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"J. . that any future claims bases (sic)
on the use of Enewetak by the govern-
ments of the UnitedStates or theTrust...
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. from Enewetak Atoll. to Ujelang Atoll shall
be against them and not against the. Govern
ment.
In 1969,
an ex gratia payment of $1,020,000 was made to
the
Enewetakpeopleasadditionallandcompensation.
Subsequently, when the United States Government announced
it no longer needed Enewetak Atoll, the people expressed
a desire to return to it.
Considerable effort went into’
making this possible.:. The United States Government and
the Trust Government executed necessary papers to terminate
use and occupancy under the 1946 and 1956 agreements, and
to "quitclaim, release and restore" all such rights to
the people.
The Trust Government also conveyed to the
people full title to Ujelang Atoll.
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In order to make
this conveyance, the Department of the Interior was
required to place a value on this land.
The Department
reported the value of the 428.8 acres to be $425,000,
or about $1000 per acre.
As a final element of this far-reaching compensation
package, Congress at the instigation of the. Department
of the Interior adopted Public Law No. 94-367 to pro-
vide for a comprehensive clean-up and rehabilitation
program.
million,
For the clean-up Congress appropriated $20
and provided that the military services were
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