~2expect to accord the claims negotiations

their best

reasonable effort during the course of the political
status negotiations,

completion of the status negotiations

would not be made contingent on conclusion of an agreement
on any or all of the matters relating to nuclear claims.
The requested approval would encompass

the following

matters:
(1)

Land Claims
The United States negotiator should

negotiate a one-time payment in settlement of

seek

to

known and

definable land claims of the people and government of
the Marshall Islands relating to the partial or complete
loss of land or of land use as a result of nuclear tests
conducted by the USG in the 1940's and 1950's.
of $10 million is recommended for
the attachment at Tab A.
authorized to discuss with

In addition,

stated in

he should be

the Marshallese,

to subsequent definition of U.S.
of U.S.

the reasons

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policy,

with a view

the possibility

provision of a supplemental feeding program for

the people of Enewetak after their resettlement on the
atoll until they attain agricultural self-sufficiency,
should that attainment not be expected before termination
of

the

trusteeship.

(2)

°

Compensation

for

Personal

Injury

Public Law 95-134 provided levels of compensation
for personal injury to people from Rongelap and Utirik
exposed accidentally

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to radiation in 1954.

Without

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