negotiating position should offer the same program to all individuals without distinction. Existing legislation sponsored by the Department of the Interior for the peoples of Rongelap and Utirik Atolls is an excellent Starting point for this program. The benefits of this legislation should be extended to all and supplemented as needed to achieve above. To avoid double recovery, the already received should be taken into affected peoples the goals outlined value of compensation account. Because the United States Government has had different experiences with the peoples of the atolls involved, the negotiating position for land use claims should be tailored to deal with the specific facts of each case. In all cases the United States Government should pursue the following objectives: (1) Involve the Marshallese in establishing and implementing policy for use of land that may be radiologically contaminated. A permanent mechanism must be created to acccmplish this objective. (2) to land. Compensate for ioss of use or damage The most that may be demanded of the United Sta tes Government is to make injured land-owners whole, either by restoring the iana or by making compensatory Payments. There srould be no attempt to go beyond this limited objective. Our land use analysis balances the amount of land use compensation already made ageinst the value of land involved. Because it represents & position alreacy taken by the United States Gavernment in connection with passage of Public Law No. 94-34 and is reasonable, the Department of the Interior valuation of Ujelang Atoll is adopted as the standard for the initial negotiating position. Again, to avoid double recovery, the value of compensation already received should be taken into account. Finally, it is important to recognize that in two instances legally binding release and hold harmless agreements for land use claims have already been given by the people involved.