-16arising from armed conflict incident to belligerence or war. Claims will be preserved under this provision which are in the form of petitions for redress to the Government of the United States, and in the case of third countries all types of claims Where FAS citizens petition will be unimpaired by this section. the United States for redress under this section, their claims will be treated as if they were the claims of United States citizens. Under subsection (a) of this section, the provisions Section 354. of Title Three will survive and apply for a period of fifteen years in the Marshall Islands and the FSM, even if the Compact is In unilaterally terminated earlier by any signatory government. other words, the security and defense relationship established by Title Three will continue as agreed upon even if the political Only by mutual relationship of free association is terminated. agreement to terminate or amend Title Three can the security and defense relationship be altered. In conjunction with Articles IV and V of Title Four (which provide for continuation of certain Compact sections, including economic assistance, in the event of Compact termination), subsection (a) represents United States and FAS agreement that their mutual interests will be served by maintaining, for an agreed minimum period, the security, defense and economic stability provided for in the Compact even if the free association relationship is terminated. Subsection (b) provides that even if Title Three were to expire or be terminated, the United States will provide protection to the Marshall Islands or the Federated States of Micronesia for the period in which separate agreements concluded pursuant to Sections 321 and 323 are in effect. Under those separate agreements, the military use and operating rights of the United States (except those with the FSM) as well as U.S. authority to deny third country military access, have a duration which exceeds the initial term of the Compact (see analysis of Section 454) and the defense guarantee by the United States set forth in this provision will continue, consequently, for those longer periods. That United States commitment requires that a threat to the peace and security of the Marshall Islands or the Federated States of _ Micronesia be treated as a threat to the peace and security of the entire region and a danger to the United States. In the face of such a threat, the United States would take action to meet that danger in accordance with its constitutional processes. TITLE FOUR GENERAL PROVISIONS Article I, Approval and Effective Date Sections 411-412. .Under these sections there is established a '