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The Government of the Marshall Is] ande, prior cto th
(a)
firec anniversary of the effective date of ¢ hie Agreemenc,
eacablish a Claims Tribunal, in accordance with its constituThe Cl aims Tribunal shall
tlonal processes and this Agreement.
have jurisdiction to render final determination upon all claims
past, presenc and fucure, of the Governmenc, citizens and
nationals of the Marshall Islands which are based on, arise out
of, or are in any way related to the Nuclear Testing Progran,
disputes arising from distributions under Ar Cicles Il and Ill of
This section confers in the Clains Tribunal no
chis Agreement.
jurisdiction over the United Scaces, its age nts, employees,
conceactors, citizens or nationals with resp ect to claims of t
Government, citizens or nationals of che Mar shell Islands arisi
ouc of the Nucleer Testing Program.

Section 1 - Establishment and Operation of t he Claims Tribunal

In furtherance of the desire of che Gov eromenc of che
Marshall Islands to provide an additional long-cerm means for
compensating claima resulting from the Nucle ar Testing Progra

Claims Adjudication Proces

Article IV

payments and the amounts received, and state the amounts disbursed for every other purpose.

shall include a list of che names of all individuals receiving

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Director, says that

also, Soboys andgirls,if

“all boys and girls, regardless of what ‘school or
church they go to, are invited to came.” She also
invites parents to come
to, for they will enjoy it

VBS

is free to all boys andgirls
ages 4 to 13, here on Majuro. VBS will start on
Moday, July 18, and will
be held every morning
next week, from 9:00 a.m.
through 12:00 noon at the
Seventh-day Adventist auditorium.
Kathleen
Wilson, the

Bible School (VBS). VBS

Next week, boys and girls
here on Majuro will be
‘able to look forward to a
new, different type of
The compens ation of a Claims Tribunal member shall-noc
(g)
It is a
at SDA,
school
be chanyed during his term of office.
that will not have a
school
and Cos ze of the Claims Adjudication Process
Section 2 lot of boring subjects and
In making any ow ard , the Claims Tribunal shall take rnco
Instead, it will
homework.
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of fun things,
plenty
have
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such as singing, stories,
arts and crafts, recess, refreshments, and most imsake
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portantly, it will give boys
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girls a chance to learn
and
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more about their Bible and
more about Jesus.
What type of school is
this? We call it Vacation

(e) A member of the Claims Tribunal may be removed from
office only pursuant to proc edures adopted by the Government of
the Marsha}
nds in acc ordance with its constitutional
processes and only on the ground of clear failure or inability
faithfully co disch arge the duties of such office or for the
commission of treason bribery, or ocher high crimes or abuses
inconsistent with t he authority of his office.
e Cluims Tribunal shall ‘cake pare in che
(f)
tio member of
as to which he has a conflicc of interese or
decision of
conf lice of interest.
the appearance of

(d)

Members of the Claims Tribunal shall be persons qualified by education experience and character to dischurpe judihold office during good behavior for a set
cial of fice,
term ot at least hree years, and shall be appojnted pursuant to
procedures adopted by the Government of the Marshu)! Islands in
constitutional processes.
accordance wit

other processes

(ce)

The Claim s Trib unal shall have power to issue writs wid
ake cul es and orders and promulgate other
procedural regulation s. nor inconsistent with che laws of che
Such
Marshall Islands and this Agreement, as may be required
je che authority to make orders for the atctenpower shall
orders
make
to
and
documents,
without
ot
with
es
dance of witness
for the disposal of exhibics

Tae he exercise of acs purasdrer ion. the Claims Tribung)
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.
shall be independe ne of th e legis ative and executive powers of
the Government of che Marshall Islands.

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