RESETTLEMENT OF PEOPLE 1981 concinued herent authority to protect its security and integrity.'' The decision also states thac the Marshall Islands is “now a sovereign nation,” and that the Kwajalein issue “involves policies...made by the highest levels of government and no JUNE Enewetak: The Appropriations Con- mittee of the U.S. House of Representatives does not approve funds (estimated at $10 million) for the resettlement of Enjebi Island in northern Enewetak. individual citizen has standing to chal- . 4 > lenge it...only the Marshallese Government can complain." JUNE Kwajalein: Atoll landowners, not included in negotiations chat drafted the proposed Kwajalein base agreement between the U.S. and Marshall Islands governments, respond with a 9-point resolution which states, "its members will not...grant any use of Kwajalein Atoll unless and uncil the Base Operating Rights Agreement...is limited to a term of 15 years," including a provision for review of the agreement every five years. Additionally, the resolution states future U.S. use of Kwajalein is contingent on "the development of a master plan to construct a decent Marshallese community on the Atoll, payment of full and fair compensation’ for land used since 1944, and "agreement by the U.S. not to resume the search and seizure policy adopted:-. in May 1980." MARSH ALLESE CHILDREN ON EBEYE ISLAND Photo by Monica Fadley The printing of the Marshall Islands Chronology was made possible, ' in part, by a grant from the Agape Foundation in San Francisco. Our sincere thanks to the many people, too numerous to list, who contri- buted time, energy, information and funds to make the printing of this edition possible. Printed by Maka'atnana Mecza, Honolulu, Hawai't 9001230