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MEMORANDUM FOR HONORABLE
ZBIGNIEW BRZEZINSKI
FROM:
Matthew C.
Nimetz
SUBJECT:
Micronesian Nuclear Claims
This paper is in response to the President's
request,
contained in PD/NSC-49 of June 6,
1979,
that
a single paper containing the views of all agencies
be submitted on the subject of claims
the U.S.
nuclear weapons
Northern Marshall
resulting
from
testing program in the
Islands.
All agencies recommend that,
Micronesian status negotiations,
in the course of the
the U.S.
negotiator
should seek agreement with the government and affected
people of the Marshall Islands as follows:
-- Known and definable land claims resulting from
the U.S.
nuclear weapons testing program shall be
extinguished;
and
-- Health care,
compensation and monitoring
activities undertaken in consequence of that program
Shall be extended.
All agencies further recommend that the U.S.
negotiator be authorized to offer up to $10 million in
settlement of
In addition,
U.S.
such known and definable
land claims.
it should be understood that while the
negotiator and his delegation would of course