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FSM ACCEPTS COMPAQ CHANGES HDIONIA, Pohnpei - The ESM Con- gress unanimous adoption March 26 of the resolution ratifying the Contact of Free Association and its related agreements with the changes proposed by the U.S. Gov- ernment in U.S. Public law 99-239 cane a day after similar resolu- tion was adopted by Bohnpei State Legislature by a vote of twelve to the U.S. to eight. The March 25 and 26 actions by the two legislatures completed the approval process of the Com- pact of Free Association as amended, for the Federated States of Micronesia and readied the document for its transmittal back In an 11-page I't^ort reccmnend- ing the ratification of the Com- pact resolution to the FSM Con- gress, the External Affairs Com- mittee chaired by Senator Isaac Flgir of Yap reported that it supports the resolution "even (Continued on Page 3) The National Union AN OFFICIAL PUBLICATION FOR THE PEOPLE AND THE STATES OF THE FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA Volume 7 Kolonia, Pohnpei» March 30, 1986 Number 6 FSM CONGRESS RAI/F/fS COMPACT AND FISH JKAJIES Disapproves $9.4 Millioi for FSM Capital Constrvctioa- HDIONIA, Pohnpei -- The Fourth FSM Congress adjourned its first spe- cial session on March 26, after approving resolutions ratifying the Compact of Free Association and its related agreements with the changes proposed by the U.S. in U.S.,Public law 99-239 subject to certain understandings, inter- pretations and policy statements of the government of the FSM,and "A Fishery Management Agreement Among the FSM and the Republics of Kiribati and Palau" while dis- approving a bill appropriating $7.5 million for the construction of the FSM capital complex. Four bills were approved during the 10-day special session, which include two separate bills for reapportionment of funds for Yap and Truk states public projects; reapportionment and designation of additional allottee for Pohn- pei State public projects, and authorizing the President v of the FSM to set an effective date of the Compact subject to certain conditions. The Congress disapproved the bill to appropriate $7.5 million for construction of the FSM capi- tal complex in Palikir following debates and voting in which twelve voted yes and four, in- cluding' Senator Ellas Thomas of Pohnpei, voted no, with Senators Pedro Harris of Pohnpei and Kal- isto Refalopei of Truk, excused. The bill which was originally submitted to the Congress by the (Continued from Page 4) ESM ODMGRESS WEB SPECIAL SESSION - Speaker Bethwel Henry, top right? is thanking the senators for their attendance and dar^tsiqn made regarding the approval of Compact minutes before he declared the Special Session adjourned on March 26. From right are: Chief Clerk Henry Asugar; Journal Clerk Sue Ann Schadeck; Hays and Means Ooradttee Chairman Peter Christian (back to camera); Floor leader John Haglelgam; Judiciary and Govemmantal Operations Gcraodttee Chairman Jack Fritz; Internal Affairs Sub-Ccnnittee Chairman Ellas Thomas; External Affairs Ccnnittee Chairman Isaac Flgir, and Re- sources and Development Caranittee Chairman Koichi Sana.

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Page 1: FSM ACCEPTS COMPAQ CHANGES - College of Micronesia - FSM · 2005-12-12 · FSM ACCEPTS COMPAQ CHANGES HDIONIA, Pohnpei - The ESM Con-gress unanimous adoption March 26 of the resolution

FSM ACCEPTS COMPAQ CHANGESHDIONIA, Pohnpei - The ESM Con-

gress unanimous adoption March 26of the resolution ratifying theContact of Free Association andits related agreements with thechanges proposed by the U.S. Gov-ernment in U.S. Public law 99-239cane a day after similar resolu-tion was adopted by Bohnpei State

Legislature by a vote of twelve to the U.S.to eight.The March 25 and 26 actions by

the two legislatures completedthe approval process of the Com-pact of Free Association asamended, for the Federated Statesof Micronesia and readied thedocument for its transmittal back

In an 11-page I't ort reccmnend-ing the ratification of the Com-pact resolution to the FSM Con-gress, the External Affairs Com-mittee chaired by Senator IsaacFlgir of Yap reported that itsupports the resolution "even

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The National UnionAN OFFICIAL PUBLICATION FOR THE PEOPLE AND THE STATES OF THE FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA

Volume 7 Kolonia, Pohnpei» March 30, 1986 Number 6

FSM CONGRESS RAI/F/fS COMPACT AND FISH JKAJIESDisapproves $9.4 Millioi for FSM Capital Constrvctioa-

HDIONIA, Pohnpei -- The Fourth FSMCongress adjourned its first spe-cial session on March 26, afterapproving resolutions ratifyingthe Compact of Free Associationand its related agreements withthe changes proposed by the U.S.in U.S.,Public law 99-239 subjectto certain understandings, inter-pretations and policy statementsof the government of the FSM, and"A Fishery Management AgreementAmong the FSM and the Republicsof Kiribati and Palau" while dis-approving a bill appropriating$7.5 million for the constructionof the FSM capital complex.Four bills were approved during

the 10-day special session, whichinclude two separate bills forreapportionment of funds for Yapand Truk states public projects;reapportionment and designationof additional allottee for Pohn-pei State public projects, andauthorizing the President vof theFSM to set an effective date ofthe Compact subject to certainconditions.The Congress disapproved the

bill to appropriate $7.5 millionfor construction of the FSM capi-tal complex in Palikir followingdebates and voting in whichtwelve voted yes and four, in-cluding' Senator Ellas Thomas of

Pohnpei, voted no, with SenatorsPedro Harris of Pohnpei and Kal-isto Refalopei of Truk, excused.The bill which was originally

submitted to the Congress by the(Continued from Page 4)

ESM ODMGRESS WEB SPECIAL SESSION - Speaker Bethwel Henry, topright? is thanking the senators for their attendance and dar tsiqnmade regarding the approval of Compact minutes before he declaredthe Special Session adjourned on March 26. From right are: ChiefClerk Henry Asugar; Journal Clerk Sue Ann Schadeck; Hays and MeansOoradttee Chairman Peter Christian (back to camera); Floor leaderJohn Haglelgam; Judiciary and Govemmantal Operations GcraodtteeChairman Jack Fritz; Internal Affairs Sub-Ccnnittee Chairman EllasThomas; External Affairs Ccnnittee Chairman Isaac Flgir, and Re-sources and Development Caranittee Chairman Koichi Sana.

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, * i. u u c • • * • 23 Porticiponfs« Gov. Aten Holds Seminars in Asia Comp/efe ytMof§! MDEN, Truk- Truk State Governor Agriculture. VDWf ^ _ Twenty-three par-* Erhart Aten recently returned "The mission was the first of ticipants completed the Marcho from an investment promotion itds- its kind for the State of Truk 17-21 "Nutrition-Oriented Mixed*° sicn to Japan, South Korea and and the results and the reception Gardening Workshop" held in the*§ Taiwan where he held a series of ws received in each of the three Christopher mn conference Roan| business briefing seminars out- countries visited were vary en- hete the U>N< children's Funds lining the advantages of joint- couraging," said Gov. Aten, who an& the Q^^^ of Tropical Agri-£ ventures and other business op- was accompanied on the mission by tuTe and Science, according to8 portunities in Truk State, ac- State Resources and Development c Extension Home Ftoomonist§ cording to a Governor's Office Director Redley KLllion and In- ang Bisalen-Kbny, a CTAS news^ release. dustrial Economist and Foreign release reported.!§ The main objective for the mis- Investment Promotion Advisor Wil- ^ workshop was the fourthg sion was to expose the Dublon liam H. Stewart. ^fo^ gardening workshop held

Fishing Coldstorage Complex as a Q • /| • l/Mfi,- jointly by the UNICEF and CTOS,DOflK Up6flS Ifl* trans-shipient point and to dis- sjic±lsr prvgr™ in

H cuss the profit potential for the IJEtUr Kosrae _ Bank of Ftederat- Bohnpei, Kosrae and Yap.* oonnercial scale mariculture of states of Micronesia opened The workshop was conducted by

marine shrimps along with-numer- fa.^ yj ite Kosrae branch and Ms. Vhes Robles, UNICEF Familyous other business opportunities began operation in Tof ol as the Food Production and Nutritionwhich offer joint-venture possi- second commercial bank doing bus- Project country coordinator forbilities with Trukese business- in ^.^ state, according to the FSM, and Kony with the as-men, the release added. a Kosrae State Information re- sistance of Truk State Agricul-More than 50 Japanese business leage. ture Chief Arthur Ansin.

firms ware represented in meet- B of Hawaii, which began op- The training covered structureings in Japan, which ware under- eration in April 1985, was the and functions of mixed gardening,taken in cooperation with the FSM first conmercial bank established basic human nutrition, soil man-Tokyo Liaison Office and the Ja- in the state of Kosrae. The es- agement and land preparation, ap-pan Micronesia Association, the tablishment of the commercial plying mixed gardening to villagerelease noted. banks came as a welcome addition situations and nutrition improve-The meetings in South Korea to the Federated States of Micro- ment, crop and livestock selec-

ware planned by Y.H. Ban of Con- nesjjll Development Bank which be- tion, maximizing limited space,monwealth Garment Manufacturing economic development loan op- mixed gardening designs, trellisof Saipan and Sams and Company operations in Kosrae since Feb. construction, garden plan imple-Managing Director Kwang-Moon Oh, 1982f the release said mentation, village level train-both of whom are interested in 3 of JSM in Kosrae is ing, water management, weed anddevelopment opportunities in the xated second floor of pest control and project design.State of Truk, said the release. the Skilling's Hotel with former The participants included An-A wide range of beneficial 303 state Post Master Lyndon sin, Domingko Nikopot, Ehchy

meetings ware held with various Abraham its Branch Manager, Fredrick, Tisan Ruben, Amanisiodeep sea fishing groups, the y 1^lease 8ai6f adding that Joseph, Steve Stephen and AtauoKorea Federation of Small Busi- other Btaff 1 . Kun J. Sig- Manong, State Agriculture Divi-ness, Korea Chamber of Comerce rahf operations Supervisor; De- sion; Steven Lino and Sabinoand Industry, Korean Trader's As- bora S. Sigrah, Head Teller; Tul- Mwarey, Aging Office; Alex Nar-sociation, the National Fisher- Vfegukf atellfirr jfargarita ruhn and Justino Kaliga, Healthles Administration and a wide Mijk> Bookkeeper. Services Department; Frank Choly-range of other private firms. Additional information can be may, Linora Haruo and Saroary Su-a Taiwan, the Ministry of For- obtained from the Bank of FSM's da, Food Services Office; Carmina

eigh Affairs arranged the group's corporate office in Fohnpei, Billy and Arsina Soiter, Truk Of-schedule which included discus- which is located at Hirosi Suzu- fice of Cotnunity Action (TOGA);sions with the Kaohsiung, Tung- ^ building across the road Bernard Billiircnt, Sepestian Na-kang and Taiwan Fishermen Asscd- from KAMI. melo and Franklin Prank, Truk 4-Hations and the Tung-Kang Marine The new bank in Kosrae is open- Program; Linda Mori and RiskoLaboratory, the release noted, ed for normal commercial transac- Walter, Truk Fairo Institute, andadding that meetings in Taiwan tions four hours a day from Men- Urtiko Mori and Nachko Sip, Trukwere held with the staff of the day through Friday at 9:30 a.m. Women's Association, the releaseFisheries Department, Council of to 2:30 p.m., the release added. said.

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U.S. ASKED 70 MAKE GOOD ON PROMISES'(Continued from Page 1)though the understandings con-tained therein cannot fully miti-gate the effects of those changesto the Compact which were dele-terious."The Committee Report also said

that Congress Resolution No. 4-60is the result of the combined in-put of the Congress, the four FSMlegislatures and the CatirdLssicnon Future Political Status andTransition.Although 12 senators who were

present during the voting approv-ed the U.S. Congress-amended Cent-pact, Floor Leader John Haglelgamof Yap said his abstained re-sponse was a hesitation createdby his disappointment over therecent developnent of "disharmonybe- tween ourselves and the Unit-ed States," referring to theUnited States' move to premature-ly cut-off federal programs and"efforts to undermine crucialone-time drawdown provisions inthe fiscal procedures agreement."Senators Jack Fritz of Truk,

Peter Christian of Pohnpei andHaglelgam echoed concern of FSMofficials regarding what Fritzcalled "bad faith" actions by theU.S. government, saying it was"painstaking" to approve theCompact.

In a March 15 letter to U.S.Ambassador Fred M. Zeder, FSMStatus Commission Chairman AndonAmaraich expressed the FSM gov-ernment's concern over "the re-ported attempt by the U.S. Admin-istration to terminate currentfederal programs prior to the ef-fective date of the Compact,"'saying that the move is "totallyinconsistent with the provisionsand spirit of the Compact" andthat the wholesale termination ofU.S. federal programs, prior tothe advent of Compact funding,will result in disastrous pro-protions regarding social, econ-omic and political impacts.Amaraich pointed out in his

letter that the Compact was nego-tiated with the understandingthat U.S. federal programs wouldcontinue at least until the ef-fective date of the Compact, cit-ing that the U.S. Public Law 99-239 also provides for continua-tion of several other programs,including education programs on athree-year transitional basis."My government strongly re-

quests that you and the U.S. Ad-ministration as a whole make goodon your negotiating promises, andhalt the unintentional and de-structive termination of U.S.federal programs prior to the ef-fective date of the Compact andthat transition process to freeassociation be handled in a morecarefully planned manner, withfull consultation between our twogovernments," Amaraich added.FSM officials are also troubled

over reports that some Departmentof Interior officials are reluc-tant to adhere to a agreementsigned by Zeder and Amaraich onJune 16, 1983, which will allowthe FSM annual draw down capitalaccount money under the Compactat the beginning of each year.The Special Committee which re-

ccmnended Pohnpei Legislature'sadoption of the Compact changesproposed by U.S. government inU.S. Public law 99-239 said thatit views the Compact as a "livingdocument which will be subject toour continues review and modifi-cation as we experience the real-ities of governing under the newstatus of Free Association," add-ing, that Pohnpei may enact leg-islation from time to time, incooperation with the other gov-ernments of the Federation, inrespect to further improvementsin these documents.The Pohnpei State legislature

Special Committee also said thatCompact is designed to last foronly fifteen years in which "weas leaders must do some very se-rious soul searching as to whereour destiny will lead us."

In his concluding remarksthanking the FSM senators fortheir decision and attendance,FSM Congress Speaker Bethwel Hen-ry said that the "decision wemade today is indicative of ourhistory of what we are now andwhat we want to do in the fu-ture. We have made a decision tobe like any other nation in theworld...and we need to roll upour sleeves and go to work."

COURT REPORTER SOUGHTTOIONIA, Pohnpei - The FSM Su-

preme Court is accepting applica-tions through April 17, 1986, fora Court Reporter/Secretary III,according to Chief Clerk QnelianaJ. Musrasrik.The Court Reporter, who also

serves as an executive secretaryfor the Chief Justice and otherjustices, works as court reporterin recording and transcribingcourt proceedings and taking dic-tation during meetings and con-ferences, also does interpreta-tion work for the Chief Justicewhen necessary, maintains filesand does other clerical duties,also assists Transcript Managerand Chief Clerk in coordinatingcase calendar and training appro-priate staff, should have a goodcommand of spoken and written Bi-glish; possession of Associatesof Science degree in secretarialscience or business administra-tion with three years of secre-tarial experience, one of whichmust be at the court reporter/-secretary II level. The salaryadvertised is $291.20 bi-weeklyor $7,520 annually.Those interested must have com-

mitment to the kind of work spe-cified, also development of aneffective system of justice inFSM and also irust be able to op-erate court electronic machines.Applications may be obtained

from the FSM Supreme Court inPohnpei and the various statepersonnel offices throughout FSM.

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CAP/MI FC/NDfNG REJECTED" (Continued from Page 1)^ FSM President for $9.4 million«•> was reduced to $7.5 million fol-*g lowing concerns raised by sena-Jj tors that the amount of money re-* quested was too big.* Ways and Means Committee Chair-o man Peter Christian of Pohnpei,g who supported the bill, said the

reduction is adequate to allowa the FSM to meet the mininun toO "be able to enter into an agree-

ment with the contractor" andnoted that it was the first timethe Congress has been asked toappropriate such a large amountof money without guaranteed fundswhile urging the senators to con-sider taking favorable action onthe passage of the bill.Debates on the bill centered on

the arguments that for years theUnited States government has madea coimitment to fund the capitaland included the funding requestin its budget but the U.S. Cong-gress had dropped the FSM capitalfrom the appropriation bills.

"One FSM's plans for the capitalcontinue in the hope that fundingwill be made available and re-quested bid and bid bond whichwere opened in December with con-tracting companies to be extendeduntil July 1, 1986.In addition to the ratification

of the Compact and Fishery Man-agement treaties, the Congressalso adopted three other resolu-tions including, directing theFSM Congress Carmittee on Health,Education and Social Affairs toexplore and investigate problemsregarding the Micronesian TradesApprenticeship Program (MTAP) onGuam; urging the U.S. Congress toamend U.S. Public Law 99-178 sothat federal grants from the De-partments of Health and HunanServices, Education, Labor andother related agencies are con-tinued in the FSM until the ef-fective date of the Compact andprovision of prograrns named inP.L. 99-239 to ccmoenc© on the

Compact effective date; and ex-tending congratulations and bestwishes of the people of the FSMto President Corazon Aquino andthe people of the Republic of thePhilippines.

BIR3HDAX" CELEBRATED - FSM Vic»'President Bailey Olter is blow-ing out the candles on a cakedaring March 27 surprised partyccnmenccating his 54th birthdayin the President's ConferenceRoan. Present were Mrs. taaliaOlter and other cabinet waters.

Mayor Sablan DiesSAIPAN, CMC - A prominent cit-

izen and former mayor Vicente Di-az Sablan, better known as "Kili-li", passed away on March 22,1986, on Saipan at the age of 62,Commonwealth of Northern MarianaIslands Governor Pedro P. Tenorioinformed President Tosiwo Nakay-ama in a March 26 telex.Sablan attained prominence thru

his involvement on governmentsystem with wide contributions topolitical, social and economicdevelopment on Saipan and as may-or for 14 years, Tenorio noted.A Ccmnonwealth state funeral

ceremony in his honor was heldat Mt. Carmel Church on March 31.Sablan is survived by his wid-

ow, Felicidad, and children, Ten-orio said, adding that he will betremendously missed by the peopleof the Connonwealth.

SPEC Countries receiveF$34 Mil. EC AssistanceFDLONIA, Pohnpei - The South

Pacific Bureau for Economic Coop-eration (SPEC) Director HenryNaisali signed March 14 an agreedminute on behalf of the EightSouth Pacific (A.C.P. PacificGroup) States with the EuropeanEconomic Community (EEC) the $34million in Fijian dollars for afive-year regional assistanceprogram under the terms of LomeIII Convention of 1975, accordingto a SPEC news release.

The Deputy Director General forDevelopment, Mr. Michel Haus-varth, signed the agreement onbehalf of the EEC, the releasesaid.

"She assistance package will bedirected towards development ofnatural resources, transport andccmiunications, Naisali said,adding that natural resouces in-cludes marine (both living andnon-living), agriculture and ru-

ral development, and energy sub-sectors, while transport and com-munications include developmentof air and sea transport andteleccnnunications sub-sectors.

It is envisaged that SPEC beresponsible for coordinating thepreparation and submission ofproject proposals to the EuropeanComnission for the financial ap-proval and close monitoring andimplementaion of the regional as-sistance projects, the releasesaid.

Upon conclusion of signing ofthe Agreement, Naisali said hewas delighted with views beingexchanged in a relaxed andfriendly atmosphere which "augur-ed well for the implementation ofthe Lone III South Pacific Re-gional Program," and also compli-mented EEC Delegate Michael laid-ler, whose office is based inSuva, for cooperation extended toSPEC from the European Ccmnission.

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Kiribati-Palau-FSM Fish Treaty ratifiedHDIONIA, Pohnpei - A recently

entered into Fishery ManagementAgreement among the island repub-lics of Kiribati, Palau and theFederated States of Micronesiawas ratified March 25 by the PSMCongress during its March 17-26special session.The treaty, submitted March 6

to the Congress by the FSM VicePresident Bailey Olter on behalfof President Tosiwo Nakayama, whowas off island at the time, es-tablishes a licensing regime en-abling the three island-nationsto contract directly with and is-sue licenses directly to the in-dividual boat owners or operators(rather than the American Tuna-boat Association) of the U.S.purse seine vessels to the ex-tended fishery zones of the FSMand the Republics of Kiribati andPalau.Under the treaty, the boat own-

ers and operators will be respon-sible and legally liable for anynon-ccmpliance with the licensingterms and conditions, Olter added.Negotiations over the treaty

began last September on Guam andcompleted on Jan. 30, 1986, inHonolulu, between the representa-tives of the two republics andthe FSM.The treaty, which will cover an

area three tines the size of theUnited States or three millionmiles of the Western Pacific re-gion, would bring FSM approxi-mately $1.5 million in fishingfees and will take effect on May1, 1986, or becomes null and voidunless it is ratified by the Re-public of Palau by April 30,1986, according to the FSM Con-gress sources, who added that theRepublic of Kiribati has ratifiedthe treaty earlier.Accordingly, it is the consen-

sus of the parties that a reason-able deadline for completingtheir internal procedures isneeded to ensure that licenseswill be available to U.S. vesselseither on a multilateral or bi-

lateral basis before fishing ac-tivities start.In his March 6 letter to FSM

Congress Speaker Bethwel Henry,Olter indicated that the ratifi-cation of the treaty is fullysupported by the Executive Branchof the National government be-cause it would foster the longstanding policy of the governmentto make licenses available to theU.S. tuna fleet on reasonableterms and conditions, adding thatthe agreement would represent acontinuation of FSM's politicalpolicy to cooperate in fisherymatters on a regional basis."With the subregional treaty in

place, the FSM, Kiribati and Pa-lau will be in the position toexpect support from the U.S. gov-ernment,11 Olter noted, citingthat both the U.S. tuna industryand the U.S. State Departmenthave expressed their desire forsubregional licensing arrangementinvolving the three island na-tions.In its report to the Congress

reocrrmending passage of the bill,the Camittee on External Affairschaired by Senator Isaac Figir ofYap said that the agreement is inaccord with the overall foreignpolicy for fisheries matter andthat it provides a "very satis-factory interim licensing ar-rangement until a wider regionalagreement can be concluded andimplemented."The treaty provides that fees

collected and interest earnedthereon will be allocated amongthe three parties with ninety-one(91) percent on basis of zonewhere the fish are caught, whilenine (9) percent will be dividedequally among the three nations.The fee of $58,000 for each

vessel represents an increase of$24,000 over the 1984 fee levelwhich was approximately $34,000per vessel under FSM's previousagreement with the American Tuna-boat Association (ATA), Oltersaid.

Republic of Kiribati has beenappointed the administrator ofthe treaty while the enforcementof each zone will remain the re-sponsibility of each respectivegovernment, Olter added.

USIA Director VisitsHDIDNIA, Pohnpei - The U.S. In-

formation Agency (USIA) PacificIslands Program Office DirectorLeon M.S. Slawecki visited Pohn-pei March 18-20 to follow-up onarrangements regarding theagency's program in the FSM.

Slawecki, who established theHonolulu office in August toprovide information, educationand cultural exchange services to10 Pacific countries, said thatthe Trust Territory and the FSMwill be eligible for graduate-level scholarships under the Ful-bright Program under the Compact.

Slawecki, who was enroute fromPalau to Honolulu, said the USIAexpects to fund a Fulbright pro-fessor to teach Journalism at theCcnnunity College of Micronesia

"hopefully" at the beginning ofFall 1986.He also said that islanders are

now eligible for the one-yearprogram for the Hubert H. Hum-phrey Fellowship which is dividedinto a semester in academic studyand another semester in practicum.

Slawecki, who leaves Honoluluin June for mainland China to be-come the American co-director ofthe Johns Hopkins-Nanjing Univer-sity Joint Center for Chinese andAmerican Studies in Nanjing, Peo-ples Republic of China, notes

that he will miss the Pacific andis sure that the USIA Pacific Is-lands Program Office will contin-ue to build friendship betweenthe peoples of U.S. and of thePacific.

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CCM HOLDS Ndkayama: "Surprised over accusation"CO OPEN HOUSE

roiDNIA, Pohnpei - The Communi-ty College of Micronesia held anopen house March 21 for its new1,400-square-foot Student Servi-ces Building which was construct-ed by CCM staff maintenance andgrounds personnel, a College ofMicronesia release said.The cost of materials for the

24x60-foot concrete block struc-ture was an estimated $10,000,according to CCM Dean of Students

i Hers Tesei, who said the con-struction began in November andwas completed in February on thesite of the former Men's Dormito-ry which burned to the ground May2, 1981.The building houses the offices

of Admissions and Records, Finan-cial Aid, Counsellor, Health Ca-reers Opportunities Program Di-rector and Dean of Students.The former office of Admissions

and Records will become the CCMBusiness Office, the Dean of Stu-dents office will become a partof the OCM President's office andthe other offices will be used byother programs, Tesei said.The new building stands near an

all-wood 24x60-foot structurewhich was completed in Septemberby Ace-MN Construction Co. at thecost of $14,000 and houses twoclassrooms and the CCM ConferenceRoom, the release added.

APIL Meets on PohnpeiHDIDNIA, Pohnpei - The Associa-

tion of Pacific Islands Legisla-.tunes (APIL) is scheduled to holdits 5th Assembly in Pohnpei onApril 9-11.APIL, which was established in

1980 to collaborate in seekingsolutions to common problemsamong the Micronesian islands,has legislators from the Repub-lics of Palau and the Marshalls,legislators from the four statesin the FSM, legislators from theTerritory of Guam and Common-wealth of Northern Mariana Is-lands as members.

HDIDNIA, Pohnpei - PresidentTosiwo Nakayama was accused ofignoring the financial facts by amember of the ESM Congress whenhe submitted a supplemental bud-get request for the Administra-tion to Congress during its March17-26 special session.In an unprecedented statement

lambasting the head of the na-tion, FSM Senator Nick Bossy ofMoen, Truk, chided the Presidentfor submitting bills "that wouldimmediately appropriate everysingle nickle" the congress mighthave left in the public purse.The Congress Ways and Means

Chairman Peter Christian of Pohn-pei also spoke in support of theremarks made by the senator fromTruk and characterized the sup-plemental as a "flagrant" request.Bossy accused the President of

lacking management skills sayinghe "objected to having the Con-gress forced to fill a leadershipvacuum created when the Chief 'Ex-ecutive doesn't execute Ms man-agement responsibility."Christian assured the Congress

that "Ways and Means Committeewill not allow that kind of fla-grant request that has been sub-mitted to the Congress" whileadding that "it is great that wemust exercise the kind of checkand balance, I must admit that we(the Congress) have been doing alot of checking but very littlebalancing by ourselves. I hopethat in 1987, Congress itselfwill consider its own budget inthe light of how much money thisgovernment really has, he said.Bossy lashed out at the Presi-

dent on the floor in innuedos ac-cusing Nakayama of "abdicatinghis decisions on (financial) mat-ters to the Congress", addingthat the President cannot say"no" and would prefer the Cong-gress to make decisions for himwhen he submitted a list for im-mediate appropriation noted inPresidential Communication No.4-127.

The President submitted a sup-plemental budget request for theAdministration requesting amongothers, fundings to cover in-creases in travel for Social Ser-vices to Suva to follow up FSMassociate membership on the Boardof university of South Pacificand cost of establishing an In-ternal Auditor at the Budget Of-fice; Status Commission's supple-mental for-retainer fees and tra-vel to cover participation in theU.N. sessions regarding termina-tion of the Trusteeship; costs ofrepairing Yap and Truk post offi-

ces and relocation of Kbsrae postoffice, and compensation cost toFSM Tokyo Liaison Office person-nel as result of drastic drop inthe value of U.S. dollar againstthe Japanese yen.Nakayama said he is worried

that with the supplemental re-quest being ignored, some of thecritically needed services forthe national government will beforced to trim or shut down in-cluding the state and nationalgovernment-proposed FSM Olympicsand the Arts Festival aimed forthis Summer, citing that the sizeof the Congress budget, though

within limits, may not allow anyworkable compromise the ExecutiveBranch is willing to take.Bossy said he appreciates the

exchanges of notes on revenueprojections between the Congressand Executive budget offices, but"can't understand why, if thePresident was so informed, hewould so completely ignore thefacts."The President said he was sur-

prised to learn that submissionof the budget to Congress is nolonger his prerogative and by do-ing so "doesn't execute his man-agement responsibilities" quotingSenator Bossy.Senator Bossy was unavailable

for comments before he left Pohn-pei for Truk on March 26.

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Sixty-four suspected of leprosyK3IDN1A, Pohnpei - Sixty four

Kosraeians were suspected of hav-ing associated with the HansenDisease or Leprosy by a surveyconducted Feb. 1O-28 jointly byFSM, Kbsrae and Pohnpei stateshealth services officials, ac-cording to FSM Health ServicesGcititunicable Disease ControlProgram Coordinator Dr. KiosiAniol.

"If the suspects are confirmedas cases following Biopsy exami-nations, the number of KosraeState's leprosy cases will beincreased to 109," Aniol said,adding that there were 3,824persons screened by the surveyteam on Kosrae.

Kosrae survey, which wasinitiated following a requestmade in October by Kosrae healthservices officials and included astate-wide education program aim-ed at teaching Hansen Disease andits effects to school childrenand local ccrarunities in Kosrae,is part of the on-going nation-wide Leprosy program being spon-sored jointly by the FSM govern-

ment and the World Health Organ-ization (VHD) of the United Na-tions to control the growth ofthe Hansen Disease in the FSM,Aniol said, adding that the Ko-srae mass screening survey wasconducted by FSM Assistant Commu-nicable Disease Control ProgramCoordinator Jeff Benjamin and Dr.Martha Hauk and Steve Wichep ofPohnpei State Department ofHealth Services.Benjamin said Leprosy control

programs in Pohnpei and Truk areprogressing "at high speed" withYap program improving since lastyear.One FSM Division of Health Ser-

vices normally provides coordina-tion, personnel and other requir-ed in-kind-contributions while

WEE provides medicines, transpor-tation and laboratory supplies tohelp with the nation's leprosycontrol program, Aniol said, cit-ing that based on last year'sbudget request, the FSM Congressappropriated $50,000 for the lep-rosy control program for fiscal1986.

FSM AM) POHNPEI SHOE GDVEraWEOT OFFICIALS BREAK GROUND KJR NAHPILHYDBDELBORIC PROJECT - Gov. Resio Moses, far left, doses a shuf-f le-ful of sand into air during the ground-breaking ceremony for theHydroelectric Project in Nanpil River. Participating in the cere-mony from left ares Moses; Project Engineer Bob R. Lord of the ArmyCorps of Engineers; Nanpil Saunas en Kousapw Damian Padahk; NettNanurarki Fredrick Iriarte; FSM Vice President Bailey Olter; PohnpeiState Legislature Speaker Ambros Senda, and Black Micro CorporationProject Manager Leonard K. Kaae. The $8 million project is expectedto provide Pohnpei additional 4 million watts when ccnpleted in1967. Moees also partially lifted March 26 power crisis while an-nouncing that with seven generating units in operation, applicationsfor residential power installations are being accepted by the StatePublic Works Department.

Benjamin JoinsHealth ServicesHDIDNIA, Pohnpei - Jefferson

(Jeff) Benjamin of Utwa Munici-pality, Kbsrae, has been appoint-ed as FSM Health Services Coor-dinator to be responsible for co-ordination of all health activi-ties related to leprosy, tuber-culosis (T.B.) and other conruni-cable diseases, according to FSMHealth Services Division ChiefDr. Eliuel Pretrick.Benjamin was graduated from Ko-

srae HighSchool andreceived Ba-chelors ofScience de-gree in Bi-ology fromChaminade BenjaminUniversity of Honolulu and Mas-ters of Public Health (MPH) de-degree in Public Health majoringin Epidemiology at the Universityof Hawaii School of Public Healthin 1985.He attended College of Microne-

sia Nursing School in Saipan andserved as a science classroomteacher at Pohnpei PICS highschool from 1979-1983.Benjamin is married to former

Kathy Albert of Sokehs, Pohnpei,and they have four children.

[uhkenkolwof DiesKOIONIA, Pohnpei - Pohnpei

State mourns for the sudden deathMarch 24 of Luhkenkolwof (ChiefMagistrate) Mwoti Solomon of theMunicipality of Sapwuahfik.Solomcn, who previously served

as Chief Magistrate for two con-secutive terms under the NgatikIsland Charter, was elected inNov. 1985 to the office of Luhk-enkolwf under Sapwuhaf ik Consti-tution and took office in Janua-ry 1986.Solomon died March 24 at his

hone in Ipwal, Sokehs Municipali-ty, and was buried on Sapwuhafiksons 103 miles southwest of Pohn-pei Island, State officials said.

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Ponape Coconut Products Averages $25,000 AnnuallyHDIDNIA, Pohnpei - The Ponape

Coconut Products is now averaging$25,000 annually since it beganearning profit in 1980 and plansto expand to process other viablenatural resources in Pohnpei, ac-cording to PCP General ManagerCatalino Sam, a POP news releasereported.

PCP, which was established in1974 by Rev. Hugh Costigan, S.J.,under the administration of Pohn-pei Agriculture and Trade School(PATS) to process coconut pro-ducts and "give Micrcnesians selfconfidence in undertaking devel-opment projects," now manufac-tures and exports a wide range ofconsumer products processed fromcoconut oil including Marekeiso

Body Oil, Oil of Ponape, bathsoap, Kaselel Shampoo and otherliquid soaps, Sam said.From three employees in 1974,

PCP now employs 22 full-tineworkers and ten additional Pohn-pei young women who receive re-gular income from supplying hand-woven baskets and purses frompandanus leaves, Sam said.

"There were financialand frustrations for me, but Rev.Costigan's determination made meto continue my efforts to operatethe plant," Sam said, adding thathe realized he could run theplant after he completed threemonths of training in the Philip-pines and gained much experiencefrom traveling to number of pla-

Micro. Police Academy OrganizesHDIDNIA, Pahnpei - Republic of

Palau National Police DirectorKaoru Brell was elected Presidentand Truk State Public Safety De-puty Director flulding Ruben waselect as Vice President andfirst Micrcnesian Public Safety

Academy Contender by the Micrcne-sian Association of Chiefs ofPolice during March 3-7 confer-enoe, held in Kbror Palau, ac-cording to ESM Division of Secur-ity and Investigation (D5I) ChiefJack Jack.

Other appointments include: Re-public of Marhsalls Public SafelyCaptain George Lanwi as DeputyGcmnander and Truk Public SafetyCriminal Investigation DivisionGermander Captain Sorsios Eseman-au as Senior Tactical Officer,

said Jack, who was appointed sec-retary-treasurer for the associa-tion.The Micrcnesian Academy is

scheduled to hold trainings atthe Micrcnesian Occupational Col-

lege on July 14 through September12 in Koror, Palau, and expects atotal of 36 officers from the ESMand the republics of Palau andthe Marshalls to attend. Jacksaid.

The April 3-7 Academy Confer-ence and the upcoming training atMDC are being jointly funded bythe U.S. Department of Interior

through Office of Territorial andinternational Affairs (OTIA) andthe participating Micrcnesiangovernments, Jack added.

ces made available to him when hewas nominated as Chairman of theESM Coconut Development Authorityby the FSM President Tosiwo Na-kayama.In 1980, a United Nations in-

dustrial Development Organization(UNHX)) team of experts visitedMicronesia and made strong recom-mendations to develop the coconutplant (PCP) administered by PATSand to install another plant inTruk to make laundry soap, saidSam, who added that "This was theturning point for PCP as it wasthe year it commenced showingprofits."Regarding its plans for expan-

sion, with the arrival of an ex-tracting machinery in May, PCP isexpected to begin extracting theessence or the natural fragranceof ylang-ylang (locally known as"Seir en Wai") for marketing,said Sam, who noted that the per-fume project is expected to gen-erate many employment opportuni-ties both directly and indirectlyfor the local people.PCP started with only one pro-

duct but is currently processingeight different consumer productsprocessed from coconut oil withthe expertise being provided byIndustrial Chemist K. Puvaneswar-an hired through the FSM CoconutDevelopment Authority.The national and state govern-

ments have contributed a lot bothdirectly and indirectly and theircontinued support along with thesupport from the PATS's benefac-tors would undoubtedly make thisindustry grow and help our emerg-ing nation in its economic en-deavor. Sam added.

THE NATIONAL UNIONPublished by: FSM Information OfficeP.O. Box 490, Kolonia, PohnpeiFederated States of Micronesia 96941Telephone: 548

Ketson Johnson, Information OfficerEsikiel Lippve, Broadcast Division ChiefHalverson Johnny, Information SpecialistElieser Rospel, Graphic ArtistAngle Mualia, Administrative AssistantMary Alien Manuel, Cleric TypistE.i James. Clerk Typist