CONCLUSION Basis for Compensation At the outset, the Committee wishes to note that unlike the Japanese in Hiroshima and Nagasaki who along with their countrymen were at war with the United States, and unlike the Japanese fisherman on the Lucky Dragon whose presence in Micronesia was unknown, the people of Rongelap and Utirik were innocent victims of error and negligence on the part of the United States. This is further compounded by the fact that the United States was acting as a trustee at the time of the incident, a trustee which was charged with a "sacred trust" and to promote the political, economic, social and educational advancement of the people of Micronesia and to also protect their lands, their health and foster their general welfare. The Rongelapese and Utirikese were not belligerents in a war and unlike the participants in the test series, they were uninformed, unadvised, unprepared innocent bystanders who were injured and affected as a result of the pursuit of certain national poiic.es and programs by the United States Government. Additionally, in considering the amount of compensation due these people, the Committee discards the kind of reasoning used as a basis for war claims, ie., the economic value of a human life, or the economic impairment or loss suffered by injury and medical treatment. Many factors other than the economy of Micronesia or potential earning power of an individual must be taken into account. In terms of personal injuries, these factors are: pain and suffering-includinp future pain and suffering, ill health or disability, loss’ of enjoyment (loss of potency, ability to bear children), possible shortening of life expectancy, miscarriages, still births and births of deformed children, loss of hair -36-