_ L OFFICIAL USE 2 Should the location or components. of U.S. military installations be requested, the Delegations may reply that these data are essentially security matters and thus.exempt from the reporting obligation under Article 13 of the Trusteeship Agreement. B. Plans for Additional Facilities There has been speculation that the United States is intending in the near future to establish a “number of new installations on the Territory.- Specific reference could be made to the Marianas with the charge that we are separating the Marianas from the rest of the TTPI for the purpose of establishing bases. The delegation may then want to refer to the Annex Part C, which deals with the Marianas and especially the latter part of that section. The delegation should respond by saying that any decision to establish additional facilities in the Territory will have to be made in the overall context for U.S. policy and conditions in the Pacific. The delegation should point out that Ambassador Williams said, after his Palau talks, that "the -Micronesian Government would be fully and regularly consulted on defense and other ‘ecur ity matters directly affecting Micronesia. The delegation may also wish to note that certain modest U.S. requirements for land for military purposes were specifically identified at the Hana talks, U.S. representatives - stated that under any new relationship between Micronesia and the United States all public lands held in the Trust will revert to the new government of % Micronesia. The military needs of the U.S. will be - outlined prior to the change in status and will be recognized in the Compact. Land presently in military use in the Trust Territory comprises only 3.8% of the total area of the TTPI. Over the years 21,140 acres of retention L CIAL USE ee s G po7s