-5—- States of Micronesia and the Marshall Islands. While I do not seek enactment of these agreements, I note their importance in elaborating many of the terms of the Compact. With the proposed Joint Resolution, I am also enclosing a section-by-section anafysis in order to facilitate your consideration of the Compact's terms. In this letter, I invite your attention to the division of the Compact into four major titles. Title One describes and regulates the general governmental relations between the United States and the freely associated states. It recognizes the self-governing status of the peoples of the Federated States of Micronesia and the Marshall Islands and the competencies of their duly elected governments. telecommunications, The provisions in Title One concerning immigration, representation, environmental protection and general legal matters prescribe terms generally equivalent to those already in effect under the Trusteeship. Title One will result in a complete cessation in the application of United States laws to the freely associated states, except for those laws specifically made applicable in the Compact. Lastly, this title contains a provision for the settlement of all claims arising out of the nuclear weapons testing program conducted by the United States in the Marshall Islands between 1946 and 1958. Title Two of the Compact will authorize the appropriation of fifteen years of direct grant assistance to each of the freely Cc associated states and will authorize certain federal agencies to