Meeting Uncle Sam’s Needscontinued from Page 13 14 "A Micronesian-Pacific Defense Force (MICPAC), commanded by a U.S. Rear Admiral and a Japanese deputy with head- quarters in Yokosuka or Guam and operating bases in Guam and the Trust Territory, is envisioned. The ccmposition of the force should include a U.S. aircraft carrier and two U.S. destroyers supplemented by Japanese Anti-Submarine Warfare assets (surface and air)... "Perhaps.,.homeporting of one or two Japanese destroyers plus a squadron of P2J's on Babelthuap (Palau) would merit study. MICPAC would entail ‘controlled access’... MICPAC requirements would be modest -- refueling, some repair facilities, operating areas, port visits, storage areas, etc." ~~Captain N.R. Gooding, Jr., U.S. Army War College, 1975. "The Government of the United States may invite members of the armed forces of other countries to use military areas and facilities in Palau, the Marshall Islands or the Federated States of Micronesia...Use by units of the armed forces of other countries of such military areas and facilities, other than for transit and overflight purposes, shall be subject to consultation with and, in the case of major units, approval by the Government of Palau, the Marshall Islands or the Federated States of Micronesia." ~~Section 315, Compact of Free Association. KABUA PROPOSES BIKINI N-DUMPcontinues tron Page 1 Reflecting the delegates" sentiments, Northern Marianas Governor Carlos Camacho said, "As long as I am governor of the. Northern Marianas I will continue to oppose these pians, and even when I am not the governor I will oppose them as an individual.” Other government heads sharply opposec Kabua’s plan, noting that to allow nuclear waste storage in the Pacific would set a “dangerous precedent." Kabua said he saw the nuclear storage idea as a source of revenue for the Marshall Islands and said later, "We could charge the Japanese a fee for disposing on the islands.” Kabua said his government wants to begin a feasibility study on the temporary storage of low level nuclear waste on land. fabua stressed that he wald have to see the results of a study, poll his people and win the support of his Pacific Island neighbors before recommending that Japan store nuclear waste in the Marshalls. Speaker of the Guam Legislature, Thomas Tanaka, echoed Kabua: "I think it's a good idea," he said. Lt, Governor Hilary Techeligiof Yap, said, "I won't say it's inappropriate and I won't say it’s appropriate. I think it's a good tactic” to draw Japan's attention awey from oceas cumping. There was no immediate response from the Japan delegation to Kabua's proposal. One Japanese official, who declined to be named, said "The proposal is in return for commitment from Japan that there will be n ocean dumping. There would have to beabt talking to a lot of people in the governner of Japan before there could be such a comm: ment." Sikini representatives responded strongly to Kabua's statements. “It is th: desire of the people of Bikini to return t: