POEL HALEN Continued from Page 11 has becn rade for land used by the military since 1944. During the late 1940*s and through the 1950's Kwajalein provided sup- port for the Enewetak anu Bikini nuclear cocts aré since has become the U.S.'s most irsertant testing rarze for Intercontinental Nellistic llissiles and Sea-Launched Ballis- tic Micsiles (including the Polaris, Minute- aan and Trident missiles). The KAC is asking for $284 million based on the current ore year payment of $9 milsion. Acditionally, the KAC resolution denoncs that the Army halt its search cnd scizure pelicy egainst the Marshallese which besen in 1980 at the recermendation of the CTA. The base cormander ordered the police to s®crch Marshallese packages for goods purchased at the inexpensive Kwajalein tvores. #@ny such merchandise found was con.isentrd by the police. Kinoj Mawilon, an Ebeye resident, filed x low suit seeking a court injunetion bar<ing the searches. In Sune, however, a ..S. District court judge ruled in favor of che mdlitery's right to search Marshallese “n Nvatalein, statine that the “base coman‘ico hac inhorent euthority to protect its ~-curity cnd integrity." The court ruling :l.9 caic, "The status cf the occupancy by 2 U.ited States of the Island of Kwaja‘cta...anvolves policies such as are made 7 che nighect levels of government, and » inviviesal citizen has standing to jicice it mor to assert claims inconsis- cut oth rovith." amis problea is onc reason that Senator . da Nabua -- aivajalein lardcwner tho was conten Ly Army cecusity Juring a 1979 peace~il ssotcst -- said "there may be 30 more “cars of treatment as second class citiuns im_our o-n homeland" if the draft Base tpceratin: Riguts Agreement is approved as yart of the Compact of Free Association. 12 Ebeye zesideits -- now more than 8,000 on just 66 acres —— are concered that there © has been little improvement in Ebeye's sewer and water system, hospital or dilapidated government housing. A 1978 Trust Territory report empha- sized this situation; "As with the shortage of water, the lack of proper sanitary facilities is a major caus2 of the high rate of sickness on Ebeye. Additionally, foul odors and visible water pollution are pert of the normal environment in which the people must live and work and the children must play." During his Washington, D.C. trip, President “abua strongly endorsed U.S. missile range activities, but did not publicly renticn the problems on Ebeye resulting fren _the Army base. Additionally, alttouzh the unanimously approved Kwajalein Atoll Corporation resolution was sent to President Kabua in June, there has been no official government response in over two months. The U.S. has ignored the problems on Ebeye for ycars snd both the United States and the !arch711 Islands government have so far excluded the Kwajalein landowners from negotiations on a new Kwajalein agreement. OQOneration of the range is dependent om the cooperation of the KAC which has said its minimum demends rust be met by September 30 wher the interim uce agreement expires -or they will not cnter a new agreement. The controversy over the draft Base Operating Rights Agre-ment points out the shortcomings of Compact defense provisions stemming from lack of citizen participation in the status negotiations. Ultimate approval of the Compact of Free Association by the people under these circumstances would seem difficult. CITI SMA DOICrsI cress ANIA 2AM YCU RIJDING... & 4d elauans' speakins tours in Japan, r-- on lecal ontienuclesz power organizing s, lists ct accidents at the Tsuruga tt tr ase ranMtwun O rt rt Mmtson ao Py Gk‘ ‘ts 7 ff th wwe mu. ws »Ena-Cenratsu Navs (No Nukes NewsIt is fast becozing che most reguinformative source of information pon-Pacific nuclear issues. 2c2nt s here featurec updates on the nuclear cunping plans near the Harianas, seve- nuclear nowver plant, the Japan-U.S. Security Treaty and U.S. bases cn Japanese territory, and mtuct. ire. The annual subscription rate is $15. For more infornation: Han-Genpatsu News, c/o Jistu-Koza 1-3-7 Mukogaoka, Bunkyo-ku Tokyo, Japan 113