Thus, this Trusteeship Agreement which was written by the Executive and approved by the Congress, gives rise to an affirmative obligation on the part of the Executive Branch to fulfill the purposes of the Trusteeship Agreement. a failure to do so, For the Executive can be held accountable to the Micronesians, in the federal courts. We believe that sections 102, 103, and 104 of H.R. 3756, if enacted, will make an important contribution to fulfillment of the obligations of the United States under the Trusteeship Agreement. SECTION 103 RADIOLOGICAL HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING PROGRAM We applaud the inclusion of this radiological health and environmental program in the legislation and strongly recommend its approval by this Committee, with some relatively minor modifications which we offer in the hope of improving the program somewhat. The plight of the peoples of Bikini, Enewetak, Rongelap and Utirik is very well known to this Committee and need not be recounted by us in any detail. It may be helpful, however, if we briefly describe the circumstances of each as it relates to this program. . . The atolls of Bikini and Enewetak were used by the United States in its nuclear weapons testing program during the eos -' eo rc or nr awe a, La a Loe Re IT toes Soyeh at ey yeeeaer ne ‘Loe -¢ Ie : eta . Oe ..