.- , ve LIMI 3. A. oe ‘TAL USE Attachment 3 SD/T/637 —_ OD | Military Items Relating to the TTPI | WE General Military Utilization Should the Soviet or PRC delegations criticize our use of the Trust Territory for military purposes, the Delegation may reply: ' 1. The United States makes no apology for maintaining in the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands military installations necessary for international peace and security. The need to place the TTPI under special security arrangements and specifically under the jurisdiction of the Security Council was accepted by all members of the Security Council in approving the Trust Territory Agreement, which makes the Trust Territory a | strategic area under Articles 82 and 83 of the Charter. a | Moreover, Article 5 of the Trusteeship Agreement specifically states that, in discharging its obligations under Article 76 (a) and Article 84 of the Charter of the United Nations, the Administering Authority (in ' this case the United States) shall ensure that the TIPI shall play its part in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations, in the maintenance of international peace and security. Thus Article 5 of the Trusteeship Agreement specifically authorizes the Administering Authority: (a) To establish naval, military, and air bases and to erect fortifications in the Trust Territory; (b) To station and employ armed forces in the Territory; and . | ! (c) To make use of volunteer forces, facilities, and assistance from the Trust Territory in carrying out the obligat’ons toward the Security Council undertaken in this regérd by the Administering Authority as well as for the loczl defense and the maintenance of law and order within the Trust Territory. CONFIRMED TO BE UNCLASSIFIED AUTHORITY: DOE/SA-20 LZ bag, BY ® A, CARPENTER, DATE:Bae ra SFICTAL USE PX nrth L133 370e* F235 MG ! CoralleSpeel | fo77 A S