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<strong>FSM</strong>, Ch<strong>in</strong>a sign economic accord - Page 3<br />
Peace Unity Liberty<br />
AN OFFICIAL PUBLICATION FOR THE PEOPLE AND STATES OF THE FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA^<br />
-Volume IX Kolonia, Pohnpei, March 15, 1987 Number 2<br />
<strong>Ismael</strong> <strong>ahead</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>Kosrae</strong>; <strong>Killion</strong> w<strong>in</strong>s<br />
<strong>in</strong> <strong>Truk</strong>; <strong>Falcam</strong> <strong>leads</strong> <strong>by</strong> 15 votes<br />
KOLONIA, Pohnpei - Two <strong>in</strong>cumbent<br />
<strong>FSM</strong> Congress at-large members<br />
apparently lost their reelection bids and<br />
Postmaster General Leo <strong>Falcam</strong> was<br />
w<strong>in</strong>n<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> Pohnpei <strong>by</strong> 15 votes over<br />
Vice President Bailey Olter <strong>in</strong> the<br />
March 3 f<strong>in</strong>al unofficial vote counts reported<br />
<strong>by</strong> state election officials.<br />
The next President and Vice President<br />
will be elected from among the<br />
four at-large senators with four-year<br />
terms <strong>by</strong> the Fifth <strong>FSM</strong> Congress after<br />
it convenes here May 11.<br />
Tosiwo Nakayama of <strong>Truk</strong>, who<br />
BAILEY OLTER VOTES - <strong>FSM</strong> Vice<br />
President Bailey Oiter is cast<strong>in</strong>g his<br />
vote March 3 <strong>in</strong> the Mokil ballot box at<br />
the Kolonia Town Build<strong>in</strong>g. Olter, trail<strong>in</strong>g<br />
<strong>by</strong> 15 votes, said he plans to seek a<br />
recount.<br />
served as the first <strong>FSM</strong> President dur<strong>in</strong>g<br />
the past eight years, will step<br />
down when a new chief executive is <strong>in</strong>augurated<br />
<strong>in</strong> May.<br />
Congress Floor Leader John Haglelgam,<br />
who ran unopposed <strong>in</strong> Yap, is<br />
the only <strong>in</strong>cumbent at-large senator<br />
scheduled to reta<strong>in</strong> his seat <strong>in</strong> the Fifth<br />
Congress.<br />
Former <strong>FSM</strong> Senator Hiroshi <strong>Ismael</strong><br />
apparently defeated Congress<br />
Vice Speaker Joab Sigrah <strong>in</strong> <strong>Kosrae</strong> <strong>in</strong><br />
a rematch of their race <strong>in</strong> 1983 when<br />
<strong>Ismael</strong> gave up a two-year seat to unsuccessfully<br />
challenge the at-large <strong>in</strong>cumbent.<br />
<strong>Ismael</strong> received 715 votes;<br />
Sigrah, 654; former State Senator Donald<br />
Jonah, 440, and former State Senator<br />
Akira Tosie, 410.<br />
FormerStateResources andDevelopment<br />
Director Redley <strong>Killion</strong> was the<br />
apparent w<strong>in</strong>ner <strong>in</strong> <strong>Truk</strong> with 9,329 or<br />
51 per cent of the votes to 8,980 or 49<br />
per cent for <strong>in</strong>cumbent at-large Senator<br />
Koichi Sana.<br />
The Vice President said March 10<br />
that he <strong>in</strong>tends to challenge the vot<strong>in</strong>g<br />
and count<strong>in</strong>g procedures <strong>in</strong> Pohnpei<br />
where <strong>Falcam</strong> received 4,043 votes; Olter,<br />
4,028, and Congress Speaker Bethwel<br />
Henry, 1,959.<br />
The candidates have two weeks, or<br />
until March 17 to file challenges,<br />
accord<strong>in</strong>g to He<strong>in</strong>rick A. Stevenson,<br />
(Cont<strong>in</strong>ued on Page 2)<br />
FALCAM CASTS BALLOT - <strong>FSM</strong> Postmaster<br />
General Leo A. <strong>Falcam</strong> is cast<strong>in</strong>g<br />
his ballot March 3 at the Awak Elementary<br />
School, U Municipality. He<br />
was lead<strong>in</strong>g <strong>by</strong> 15 votes <strong>in</strong> the Pohnpei<br />
at-large Congress seat race.<br />
Inside.<br />
<strong>FSM</strong>, Ml exchange notes<br />
(See story on Page 8)<br />
<strong>FSM</strong>DB bill vetoed<br />
(See story on Page 4)<br />
Capitol site danger seen<br />
(See story on Page 7)<br />
V__________
THE NATIONAL UNION. March 15. 1987. Page 2<br />
Siron defeats Setik, Halbert w<strong>in</strong>s Henry's seat<br />
(Cont<strong>in</strong>ued from Page 1)<br />
National Election Commissioner for<br />
Pohnpei.<br />
The election commissioner would be<br />
the first to rule on a challenge and his<br />
decision could be appealed to the <strong>FSM</strong><br />
Supreme Court, Stevenson said.<br />
Olter was elected to the at-large seat<br />
<strong>in</strong> 1979 and 1983 and was succeeded<br />
<strong>by</strong> Pedro Harris <strong>in</strong> a special election<br />
held after he became the second Vice<br />
President <strong>in</strong> 1983. Sana succeeded<br />
Nakayama for the at-large seat <strong>in</strong> 1979<br />
and 1983 special elections.<br />
Senator Raymond Setik of <strong>Truk</strong> was<br />
the only <strong>in</strong>cumbent to lose his reelection<br />
bid for a two-year seat. Presidential<br />
Special Assistant Nishima Siron<br />
was the apparent w<strong>in</strong>ner <strong>in</strong> District<br />
1 with 1,362 votes to 1,305 for Walter<br />
Tim and 1,294 for Setik.<br />
In <strong>Truk</strong>'s District 2, <strong>in</strong>cumbent it<br />
was Senator Nick Bossy, 1,794, and<br />
former <strong>FSM</strong> Senator Sasao Gouland,<br />
1,677; District 3, <strong>in</strong>cumbent Senator<br />
Jack Fritz, 2,826, and former State<br />
Senator Simiran Sipenuk, 1,874;<br />
District 4, <strong>in</strong>cumbent Senator Kalisto<br />
Vot<strong>in</strong>g <strong>by</strong> Congress District<br />
At-LargeSeat Two-YearSeat Amendment<br />
Pohnpei<br />
District 1-Kolonia. Sokehs, Southern Islands<br />
Bailey Olter, 1 ,71 7 Annes Lebehn, 1 ,443<br />
Bethwel Henry , 1 , 1 67 Dohsis Halbert, 1 ,653<br />
Leo <strong>Falcam</strong>, 434 Koffer Sos, 1 42<br />
District 2-Madolenihmw. Kitti<br />
Olter, 1,305<br />
Henry, 359<br />
pistrict 2-Moen<br />
Sana, 1,449<br />
<strong>Killion</strong>, 2,019<br />
District 3-Dublon. Fefan<br />
Sana, 2,115<br />
<strong>Killion</strong>, 2,549<br />
Pistrict 4-Faichuk<br />
Elias Thomas, 1,812<br />
Albert August<strong>in</strong>e, 1,388<br />
<strong>Falcam</strong>, 1,673<br />
District 3-U.Nett. P<strong>in</strong>aelao Mokil<br />
Olter, 968<br />
Peter Christian, 1,470<br />
Henry, 422<br />
Oliver Joseph, 1,097<br />
<strong>Falcam</strong>, 1 ,901<br />
Kikuo Apis, 743<br />
Overseas, off island Totals<br />
Oltnr *^fl - -4,028<br />
Henry, 11 ———————— —1 ,959<br />
<strong>Falcam</strong>, 35 ———————— — 4,043<br />
<strong>Truk</strong><br />
District 1-Mortlock Islands<br />
Koichi Sana, 2,672<br />
Nishima Siron, 1,362<br />
Redley <strong>Killion</strong>, 1,189 Raymond Setik, 1 ,294<br />
Walter Tim, 1,305<br />
Nick Bossy, 1 ,794<br />
Sasao Gouland, 1 ,677<br />
Jack Fritz, 2,826<br />
Simiran Sipenuk, 1 ,874<br />
Sana, 1 ,966 Kalisto Refalopei, 2,620<br />
<strong>Killion</strong>, 2,863 Switer Eter, 2,285<br />
District 5-Halls. Western Islands<br />
Sana, 778<br />
<strong>Killion</strong>, 709<br />
Totals<br />
Sana, 8,980<br />
<strong>Killion</strong>, 9,829<br />
<strong>Kosrae</strong><br />
Hiroshi <strong>Ismael</strong>, 715<br />
Joab Sigrah, 654<br />
Donald Jonah, 440<br />
AkiraTosie, 410<br />
Yap Proper<br />
John Haglelgam,<br />
Tony Otto, 1,065<br />
JounUruo, 413<br />
Claude Phillip, 933<br />
Simion Sigrah, 747<br />
Luey Luey, 353<br />
RisonWakuk, 148<br />
Kiupu Palik, 35<br />
Isaac Figir,<br />
Yes, 1,196<br />
No, 1,892<br />
Yes, 1,8 12<br />
No, 2,625<br />
Yes,1,117<br />
No, 2,622<br />
Yes, 4,1 25<br />
Nd,7,139<br />
Yes, 1,572<br />
No, 2,205<br />
Yes, 1 ,331<br />
No, 1,992<br />
Yes, 1 ,498<br />
No, 3,004<br />
Yes, 1,535<br />
No, 3,131<br />
Yes, 682<br />
No, 772<br />
Yes, 6,618<br />
No, 11,104<br />
Yes, 1 ,040<br />
No, 1,016<br />
Yes, 201 ; No, 820<br />
<strong>Ismael</strong> <strong>Killion</strong><br />
Refalopei, 2,620, and Switer Eter,<br />
2,285, and District 5, <strong>in</strong>cumbent Senator<br />
Tony Otto, 1,065, and John Uruo,<br />
413<br />
Incumbent Senator Isaac Figir ran<br />
unopposed for the two-year seat <strong>in</strong><br />
Yap.<br />
For the Pohnpei<br />
District 1 seat be<strong>in</strong>g<br />
abandoned <strong>by</strong><br />
Henry, State Supreme<br />
Court Chief<br />
Clerk Dohsis H.<br />
Halbert had 1,653<br />
votes; State Senator<br />
Annes Lebehn,<br />
1,443, and<br />
Koffer Sos, 142. Haglelgam<br />
In District 2, <strong>in</strong>cumbent Senator Elias<br />
Thomas had 1,812 and Albert August<strong>in</strong>e,<br />
1,388. In District 3, it was <strong>in</strong>cumbent<br />
Senator Peter Christian,<br />
1,470; Oliver Joseph, 1,097, and Kikuo<br />
Apis, 743.<br />
In <strong>Kosrae</strong>, <strong>in</strong>cumbent Senator<br />
Claude Phillip apparently reta<strong>in</strong>ed his<br />
two-year seat with 933 votes, while<br />
Simion Sigrah had 747; former State<br />
Senator Luey Luey, 353; former State<br />
Senator Rison Wakuk, 148, and<br />
Kiupu Palik, 35.<br />
A proposed amendment to the <strong>FSM</strong><br />
Constitutition to provide four-year<br />
terms for all 14 senators was defeated<br />
<strong>in</strong> three of the four states. The 10 districted<br />
members are limited to two-year<br />
terms.<br />
In <strong>Kosrae</strong>, the vote was 1,040 for<br />
and 1,016 aga<strong>in</strong>st the amendment;<br />
Pohnpei, 4,125 for and 7,139 aga<strong>in</strong>st;<br />
<strong>Truk</strong>, 6,618 for and 11,104 aga<strong>in</strong>st,<br />
and Yap, 201 for and 820 aga<strong>in</strong>st,<br />
with the outer islands votes rema<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g<br />
to be counted. The unofficial totals<br />
are 11,984, Yes, and 20,079, No, or almost<br />
two to one aga<strong>in</strong>st the measure.
THE NATIONAL UNION. March 15. 1987. Page 3<br />
President returns from Ch<strong>in</strong>a, accord signed<br />
KOLONIA, Pohnpei - President Tosiwo<br />
Nakayama returned March 5 to<br />
Pohnpei, after lead<strong>in</strong>g a delegation of<br />
<strong>FSM</strong> state and national government officials<br />
on a visit to the People's Republic<br />
of Ch<strong>in</strong>a which <strong>in</strong>cluded sign<strong>in</strong>g an<br />
economic cooperation agreement between<br />
the two governments.<br />
The delegation, which <strong>in</strong>cluded the<br />
President, Pohnpei Gov. Resio Moses,<br />
Yap Gov. Petrus Tun, Pohnpei Legislature<br />
Speaker Ambros Senda, <strong>Kosrae</strong><br />
Lt. Gov. Moses Mackwelung, <strong>Truk</strong><br />
Lt. Gov. Robert Mori, <strong>FSM</strong> External<br />
Affairs Deputy Secretary Asterio Takesy,<br />
President's Special Assistant leske<br />
lehsi, <strong>Truk</strong> governor's Special Assistant<br />
Hans Wiliander and Wash<strong>in</strong>gton,<br />
D.C., attorney Barry Israel, arrived<br />
Feb. 16 <strong>in</strong> Beij<strong>in</strong>g, the capital of<br />
Ch<strong>in</strong>a.<br />
Takesy and Xu Zhaolong, Vice<br />
Chairman and President of the Ch<strong>in</strong>a<br />
International Trust and Investment<br />
Corp., the m<strong>in</strong>isterial-level Ch<strong>in</strong>ese<br />
government foreign <strong>in</strong>vestment agency,<br />
signed Feb. 20 <strong>in</strong> Beij<strong>in</strong>g a memorandum<br />
of understand<strong>in</strong>g which provides<br />
that the CITIC will "assist the<br />
<strong>FSM</strong> <strong>in</strong> development <strong>in</strong> the areas of<br />
power generation, canneries and fisheries,<br />
textile production, kitchen cab<strong>in</strong>et<br />
production and tourist-related projects,"<br />
accord<strong>in</strong>g to a Feb. 27 press release<br />
issued <strong>by</strong> the <strong>FSM</strong> delegation.<br />
The MOU concluded that "both sides<br />
are confident that this is the beg<strong>in</strong>n<strong>in</strong>g<br />
of a last<strong>in</strong>g and fruitful relationship<br />
which will promote friendship and<br />
understand<strong>in</strong>g, benefit<strong>in</strong>g both our<br />
peoples," the release said.<br />
The delegation visited Ch<strong>in</strong>a <strong>by</strong><br />
special <strong>in</strong>vitation of Rong Yiren,<br />
CITIC Chairman and Vice Chairman<br />
of Ch<strong>in</strong>a's National People's Congress.<br />
It was the first visit <strong>by</strong> an <strong>FSM</strong> presidential<br />
delegation to Ch<strong>in</strong>a and the<br />
first <strong>by</strong> a high-level <strong>FSM</strong> group to<br />
beg<strong>in</strong> the process of establish<strong>in</strong>g economic<br />
and diplomatic ties with other<br />
nations, s<strong>in</strong>ce the Compact of Free<br />
Association was implemented Nov. 3,<br />
end<strong>in</strong>g 40 years of U.S. trusteeship adm<strong>in</strong>istration<br />
of the Federated States.<br />
The visit culm<strong>in</strong>ated about three<br />
CHINESE VICE PRESIDENT WELCOMES <strong>FSM</strong> PRESIDENT- People's Republic of<br />
Ch<strong>in</strong>a Vice President Ulan Fu, second from right, is officially welcom<strong>in</strong>g <strong>FSM</strong> President<br />
Nakayama and his delegation to Beij<strong>in</strong>g on Feb. 20 <strong>in</strong> the Great Hall of the<br />
People. From left are Pohnpei Gov. Resio Moses, <strong>FSM</strong> External Affairs Deputy<br />
Secretary Asterio Takesy, Nakayama, Ulan Fu and Xu Zhaolong, Vice Chairman<br />
and President of the Ch<strong>in</strong>a International Trust and Investment Corp. (CITIC).<br />
years of contact between Ch<strong>in</strong>a and the<br />
<strong>FSM</strong> on possible jo<strong>in</strong>t economic development<br />
and trade relations which <strong>in</strong>cluded<br />
two trips to Ch<strong>in</strong>a <strong>by</strong> Takesy <strong>in</strong><br />
1985 and 1986 and a two-week trip <strong>in</strong><br />
1986 to the four <strong>FSM</strong> states <strong>by</strong> Yao<br />
Wei and Mrs. Xu Weiyun of CITIC<br />
and Ch<strong>in</strong>ese wood, power and fisheries<br />
experts.<br />
In addition, Wiliander, a former <strong>Truk</strong><br />
state lieutenant governor, spent one<br />
month <strong>in</strong> Ch<strong>in</strong>a <strong>in</strong> 1975.<br />
The <strong>FSM</strong> delegation was greeted on<br />
its arrival <strong>in</strong> Beij<strong>in</strong>g <strong>by</strong> the CITIC<br />
President and were welcomed with a<br />
banquet that even<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> the Great Hall<br />
of the People hosted <strong>by</strong> Rong Yiren<br />
and attended <strong>by</strong> Deputy Foreign Affairs<br />
M<strong>in</strong>ister Zhu Gizhen.<br />
The President and his delegation resided<br />
<strong>in</strong> Beij<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> the Diaoyutai State<br />
Guest House complex which is reserved<br />
for foreign heads of state and, dur<strong>in</strong>g<br />
the week spent there, discussed future<br />
political and economic ties with the<br />
Deputy Foreign Affairs M<strong>in</strong>ister;<br />
Xiang Zhongyang, Deputy Agriculture,<br />
Livestock and Fisheries M<strong>in</strong>ister;<br />
Wu Weny<strong>in</strong>g, Textiles M<strong>in</strong>ister;<br />
Zhang Haoruo, Deputy Foreign Economic<br />
Relations and Trade M<strong>in</strong>ister, and<br />
Shi Dazhen, Water Conservancy and<br />
Power M<strong>in</strong>ister.<br />
People's Republic of Ch<strong>in</strong>a Vice<br />
President Ulan Fu officially welcomed<br />
Nakayama and his delegation on Feb.<br />
20 <strong>in</strong> the Great Hall of the People, cit<strong>in</strong>g<br />
a good beg<strong>in</strong>n<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> further relations<br />
between the Ch<strong>in</strong>ese and Micronesian<br />
peoples and repeatedly <strong>in</strong>vit<strong>in</strong>g<br />
the President to return to Ch<strong>in</strong>a.<br />
The governors hosted a d<strong>in</strong>ner Feb.<br />
19 for the CITIC staff and the President<br />
hosted a return banquet Feb. 20<br />
<strong>in</strong> the State Guest House for their<br />
hosts Rong Yiren and Xu Zhaolong<br />
and the m<strong>in</strong>isteries whom they met<br />
with.<br />
Dur<strong>in</strong>g their stay <strong>in</strong> Beij<strong>in</strong>g, besides<br />
on-site tours of canneries, textile factories<br />
and wood process<strong>in</strong>g and power<br />
plants, the <strong>FSM</strong> delegation visited historic<br />
and cultural sites such as the<br />
Mausoleum of Chairman Mao Zedong,<br />
the Temple of Heaven, the Forbidden<br />
City and the M<strong>in</strong>g Tombs, and attended<br />
several music events.<br />
After leav<strong>in</strong>g the capital on Feb. 21,<br />
the <strong>FSM</strong> delegation, accompanied <strong>by</strong><br />
CITIC and Foreign Affairs M<strong>in</strong>istry representatives<br />
travelled to Xian, Shanghai,<br />
Guangzhou (Canton), the Shenzhen<br />
Special Economic Zone and<br />
Hong Kong, before arriv<strong>in</strong>g March 2<br />
<strong>in</strong> Guam.<br />
At each location, the President was<br />
received <strong>by</strong> local leaders and discussed<br />
economic and trade relations, <strong>in</strong> addition<br />
to tour<strong>in</strong>g factories, farms and the<br />
countryside and visit<strong>in</strong>g cultural and<br />
historical locations with the delegation.
THE N&TIONALL UNION. March 15. 1987. Page 4<br />
<strong>FSM</strong>DB seeks funds for development loans<br />
KOLONIA, Pohnpei - With a loan portfolio<br />
of more than $4.5 million, the <strong>FSM</strong><br />
Development Bank exhausted most of its<br />
loan funds and is seek<strong>in</strong>g the release of $3<br />
million <strong>in</strong> Compact of Free Association<br />
funds for development loans, accord<strong>in</strong>g to<br />
<strong>FSM</strong>DB President Manny Mod.<br />
The bank is scheduled to take on an expanded<br />
role <strong>in</strong> economic development under<br />
the Compact, Mori said, as it was designated<br />
dur<strong>in</strong>g the N<strong>in</strong>th <strong>FSM</strong> Chief Executives<br />
Conference here <strong>in</strong> December to adm<strong>in</strong>ister<br />
the Investment Development Fund<br />
economic development loans and grants.<br />
The IDF was added to the Compact <strong>by</strong><br />
the U.S. Congress <strong>in</strong> 1985 to compensate<br />
for its remov<strong>in</strong>g tax and trade provisions<br />
which were negotiated <strong>by</strong> the <strong>FSM</strong>. The<br />
IDF will <strong>in</strong>clude appropriations of $8 million<br />
through the first three years of the<br />
Compact and $12 million after the third<br />
year to encourage U.S. private <strong>in</strong>vestment<br />
<strong>in</strong> the <strong>FSM</strong>.<br />
The <strong>FSM</strong> Congress must enact enabl<strong>in</strong>g<br />
legislation to govern the use of IDF funds<br />
attract<strong>in</strong>g U.S. <strong>in</strong>vestments, Mori said.<br />
In order to adm<strong>in</strong>ister the IDF funds,<br />
Mori said that he is plann<strong>in</strong>g to double the<br />
<strong>FSM</strong>DB staff from the present 26 authorized<br />
positions with six vacant posts to 50<br />
or more, <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g two additional slots <strong>in</strong><br />
the headquarters here which has eight employees.<br />
The Pohnpei and <strong>Truk</strong> offices<br />
now have four employees each and the Yap<br />
and <strong>Kosrae</strong> offices, two employees each.<br />
The Board of Directors also has two<br />
vacancies with the resignations <strong>in</strong> January<br />
of Redley <strong>Killion</strong> of <strong>Truk</strong>, who ran successfully<br />
for the at-large <strong>FSM</strong> Congress seat <strong>in</strong><br />
the March 3 elections that state, and Nena<br />
Nithan of <strong>Kosrae</strong>.<br />
The three rema<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g members are James<br />
Lukan of Yap, chairman; Herman Semes,<br />
Pohnpei, and Al Tuuth, <strong>FSM</strong>. Four members<br />
are required for a quorum.<br />
The directors lowered the bank's maximum<br />
<strong>in</strong>terest rate from 12 per cent to 5 per<br />
cent <strong>in</strong> December, Mori said, because a bill<br />
to lower the rate was pend<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> the <strong>FSM</strong><br />
Congress which approved it dur<strong>in</strong>g a special<br />
session <strong>in</strong> January.<br />
President Tosiwo Nakayama called for<br />
further study of the <strong>in</strong>terest rate and <strong>in</strong>terest<br />
moratorium provisions <strong>in</strong> the bill <strong>in</strong> a<br />
March 5 veto message.<br />
In addition, "we are ask<strong>in</strong>g the state governments<br />
to give us part of their development<br />
loan funds for adm<strong>in</strong>istration <strong>by</strong> the<br />
bank," Mori said.<br />
"We want the states to fund cottage <strong>in</strong>-<br />
<strong>FSM</strong>DB <strong>in</strong>terest rate bill vetoed<br />
KOLONIA, Pohnpei - The President<br />
and Vice President completed action<br />
March 5-6 on legislation passed dur<strong>in</strong>g<br />
the Jan. 10-24 Fourth Congress Fourth<br />
Special Session <strong>by</strong> approv<strong>in</strong>g seven<br />
bills and veto<strong>in</strong>g one measure which<br />
would set a 5 per cent <strong>in</strong>terest ceil<strong>in</strong>g<br />
and other conditions for loans made <strong>by</strong><br />
the <strong>FSM</strong> Development Bank.<br />
A March 5 veto message to Speaker<br />
Bethwel Henry sent <strong>by</strong> TELEX from<br />
President Tosiwo Nakayama who was <strong>in</strong><br />
Guam on his return trip from ma<strong>in</strong>land<br />
Ch<strong>in</strong>a said, "I am veto<strong>in</strong>g the bill, not<br />
on policy grounds but because I feel the<br />
matter merits further exam<strong>in</strong>ation and<br />
evaluation.<br />
"There are compell<strong>in</strong>g reasons for and<br />
aga<strong>in</strong>st the bill that could have decisive<br />
effect on the bank," the President said.<br />
"With this message, I am <strong>in</strong>vit<strong>in</strong>g Congress<br />
to work closely with the executive<br />
branch to formulate a consensus measure<br />
that would adequately safeguard what the<br />
bill <strong>in</strong>tends."<br />
The Vice President signed the brief<br />
note to the Speaker, return<strong>in</strong>g the measure,<br />
Congress Bill 4-368, on March 5<br />
when he also signed <strong>in</strong>to law:<br />
Public Law 4-99, decreas<strong>in</strong>g the maximum<br />
amount of <strong>in</strong>demnification to the<br />
University of Hawaii for medical malpractice;<br />
PL 4-100, amend<strong>in</strong>g public<br />
projects bidd<strong>in</strong>g requirments, and PL 4-<br />
101. establish<strong>in</strong>g an <strong>FSM</strong> Airl<strong>in</strong>e Corp.<br />
The President, on return<strong>in</strong>g March 6<br />
to his office, signed <strong>in</strong>to law: PL 4-<br />
102. requir<strong>in</strong>g licens<strong>in</strong>g of pharmacists;<br />
PL 4-103, authoriz<strong>in</strong>g promulgation of<br />
regulations for aid to non-public<br />
schools; PL 4-104, giv<strong>in</strong>g the External<br />
Affairs Department regulatory authority,<br />
and PL 4-105, adopt<strong>in</strong>g provisions for<br />
diplomatic immunity and other<br />
requirements for foreign missions <strong>in</strong> the<br />
<strong>FSM</strong>.<br />
dustries, while we fund small and medium<br />
<strong>in</strong>dustries," he said.<br />
"We are <strong>in</strong> the process of negotiat<strong>in</strong>g<br />
with the states, but noth<strong>in</strong>g is f<strong>in</strong>alized,"<br />
Mori said, add<strong>in</strong>g that the states would save<br />
on the adm<strong>in</strong>istration of small loans <strong>by</strong><br />
turn<strong>in</strong>g them over to the <strong>FSM</strong>DB which<br />
has the mechanisms to adm<strong>in</strong>ister and collect<br />
repayment of loans.<br />
The bank exhausted its available loan<br />
funds dur<strong>in</strong>g fiscal 1986 and has had little<br />
loan activity s<strong>in</strong>ce Sept. 30, accord<strong>in</strong>g to<br />
Mori who said that he had 168 pend<strong>in</strong>g<br />
loan applications from the four states total<strong>in</strong>g<br />
$6,413,031 through Aug. 30.<br />
It is operat<strong>in</strong>g on <strong>in</strong>terest revenues, hav<strong>in</strong>g<br />
received no operat<strong>in</strong>g funds for fiscal<br />
1987 from the <strong>FSM</strong> Congress which provided<br />
$425,235 <strong>in</strong> operat<strong>in</strong>g funds for fiscal<br />
years 1981-86, he said.<br />
"Our average monthly collections are approximately<br />
$30,000," Mori said, add<strong>in</strong>g<br />
that "from this we are able to cont<strong>in</strong>ue to<br />
make small loans.<br />
"We have used up most of the loan<br />
funds, except for $750,000 from the EDLF<br />
(Trust Territory Economic Development<br />
Loan Fund) which was <strong>in</strong>vested, based on<br />
our manual of adm<strong>in</strong>istration, through Merrill<br />
Lynch Securities Trust Fund <strong>in</strong> Honolulu<br />
<strong>in</strong> secured <strong>in</strong>struments such as bonds,"<br />
he said.<br />
The transfer of EDLF funds to the <strong>FSM</strong><br />
bank began <strong>in</strong> fisc-il 1983 and was completed<br />
<strong>in</strong> fiscal 1985. It <strong>in</strong>cluded $586,279<br />
<strong>in</strong> "Old EDLF" loan accounts granted <strong>by</strong><br />
the Trust Territory government and transferred<br />
to the <strong>FSM</strong>DB for servic<strong>in</strong>g and<br />
collection; $3,033,826 <strong>in</strong> "New EDLF<br />
funds" for the <strong>FSM</strong> share of the fund, and<br />
$663,072 <strong>in</strong> operat<strong>in</strong>g funds for a total of<br />
$4,283,177, accord<strong>in</strong>g to Mori.<br />
In addition to the old and new EDLF<br />
funds, the <strong>FSM</strong>DB loan portfolio <strong>in</strong>cludes<br />
a total of $651,510 <strong>in</strong> development loan<br />
funds provided <strong>by</strong> the <strong>FSM</strong> Congress <strong>in</strong> fiscal<br />
1981, 1985 and 1986 and $230,500<br />
from the Pohnpei State Revolv<strong>in</strong>g Loan<br />
Fund, which is part of economic development<br />
assistance provided to the state <strong>by</strong> the<br />
Congress, for a total of 195 loans totall<strong>in</strong>g<br />
$4,522,295 as of Feb. 28.<br />
The 142 loans totall<strong>in</strong>g $3,936,016 approved<br />
<strong>by</strong> the <strong>FSM</strong>DB through Feb. 28<br />
<strong>in</strong>clude <strong>by</strong> <strong>in</strong>dustry 43 <strong>in</strong> agriculture total<strong>in</strong>g<br />
$363,676; 13 <strong>in</strong> fish<strong>in</strong>g totall<strong>in</strong>g<br />
$106,700; 22 <strong>in</strong> manufactur<strong>in</strong>g totall<strong>in</strong>g<br />
$543,500; 25 <strong>in</strong> real estate totall<strong>in</strong>g<br />
$2,165,235, and 39 <strong>in</strong> commercial enterprises<br />
totall<strong>in</strong>g $756,905.
Governors back Health Plan<br />
KOLONIA, Pohnpei - The <strong>FSM</strong> President<br />
and governors adopted resolutions<br />
approv<strong>in</strong>g an agreement to cont<strong>in</strong>ue the<br />
U.S. Peace Corps program <strong>in</strong> the <strong>FSM</strong><br />
and the proposed National Health Care<br />
Plan, dur<strong>in</strong>g the N<strong>in</strong>th Chief Executives<br />
Conference held Dec. 15-20 and 10th<br />
CEC held Jan. 26-29 <strong>in</strong> Pohnpei.<br />
The resolutions adopted <strong>by</strong> the n<strong>in</strong>th<br />
conference, <strong>in</strong>clude:<br />
CEC Res. 9-1, approv<strong>in</strong>g a direct<br />
agreement negotiated between the <strong>FSM</strong><br />
and Peace Corps to cont<strong>in</strong>ue the program,<br />
which began <strong>in</strong> 1966 <strong>in</strong> Micronesia,<br />
under the Compact of Free Association<br />
which was implemented Nov.<br />
3.<br />
CEC Res. 9-2, request<strong>in</strong>g that the<br />
<strong>FSM</strong> Congress take all possible steps to<br />
coord<strong>in</strong>ate its appropriations activities<br />
with the state and national development<br />
plans.<br />
CEC Res. 9-3, request<strong>in</strong>g the President<br />
to expeditiously conclude and the<br />
<strong>FSM</strong> Congress to ratify agreements<br />
with the U.S. government to extend its<br />
Overseas Private Investment Corp.<br />
(OPIC) services and programs to the<br />
<strong>FSM</strong> to help develop its private sector.<br />
CEC Res. 9-4, urg<strong>in</strong>g the governors<br />
to submit <strong>by</strong> Dec. 30 to the President<br />
names for nom<strong>in</strong>ation to the Investment<br />
Development Fund Board of Advisors<br />
for confirmation dur<strong>in</strong>g the Congress<br />
special session <strong>in</strong> January; agree<strong>in</strong>g to<br />
allocat<strong>in</strong>g 50 per cent of the IDF funds<br />
equally among the states and 50 per cent<br />
to a central reserve for large-scale projects;<br />
agree<strong>in</strong>g to the national F<strong>in</strong>ance<br />
Secretary manag<strong>in</strong>g IDF <strong>in</strong>vestments and<br />
the <strong>FSM</strong> Development Bank adm<strong>in</strong>ister<strong>in</strong>g<br />
the program, and agree<strong>in</strong>g that the<br />
national government will complete <strong>by</strong><br />
May a plan for utiliz<strong>in</strong>g the fund and<br />
measur<strong>in</strong>g the adverse impacts of U.S.<br />
congressional tax and trade amendments<br />
to the Compact<br />
(The IDF was added to the Compact<br />
<strong>by</strong> the U.S. Congress <strong>in</strong> 1985 to compensate<br />
for its remov<strong>in</strong>g tax and trade<br />
provisions which were negotiated <strong>by</strong> the<br />
<strong>FSM</strong>. It <strong>in</strong>cludes an appropriation of $8<br />
million through the first three years of<br />
the Compact and S12 million after the<br />
third year to encourage U.S. private <strong>in</strong>vestment<br />
<strong>in</strong> the <strong>FSM</strong>.)<br />
CEC Res. 9-5, approv<strong>in</strong>g Amendment<br />
No. 1 to the 1984 Memorandum<br />
of Understand<strong>in</strong>g on division of Com-<br />
pact grant assistance <strong>by</strong> the state and national<br />
governments to <strong>in</strong>clude the IDF<br />
division agreement and an agreement to<br />
compensate the state for costs <strong>in</strong>curred<br />
under their Jo<strong>in</strong>t Law Enforcement<br />
Agreements.<br />
Dur<strong>in</strong>g their 10th conference, the<br />
chief executives adopted:<br />
CEC Res. 10-1, approv<strong>in</strong>g the proposed<br />
National Health Health Care Plan<br />
which would establish a mandatory<br />
health <strong>in</strong>surance program for all <strong>FSM</strong><br />
residents with payroll deductions for<br />
health <strong>in</strong>surance premiums. The plan,<br />
which is subject to <strong>FSM</strong> Congress approval,<br />
was developed over a three-andone-half-year<br />
period to ma<strong>in</strong>ta<strong>in</strong> present<br />
health care levels without <strong>in</strong>creas<strong>in</strong>g the<br />
cost to the state and national governments.<br />
Sitt<strong>in</strong>g as the Federated Development<br />
Authority Board of Directors, the President<br />
and governors adopted a resolution<br />
endors<strong>in</strong>g the selection <strong>by</strong> F<strong>in</strong>ance Secretary<br />
Al Tuuth of Merrill Lynch as the<br />
lead manager and First Boston and Solomon<br />
Brothers as co-managers for possible<br />
bond issuance aga<strong>in</strong>st Compact<br />
funds.<br />
The chief executives endorsed a proposed<br />
retirement plan which would supplement<br />
state and national government<br />
employees' Social Security benefits.<br />
The retirement plan was transmitted <strong>by</strong><br />
the President to the <strong>FSM</strong> Congress<br />
which has not acted on it.<br />
The chief executives also agreed to<br />
Amendment No. 2 of the MOU on<br />
Compact funds division to divide the annual<br />
post-secondary education grant of<br />
$1.59 million <strong>by</strong> allocat<strong>in</strong>g 26.43 per<br />
cent to <strong>Truk</strong>, 18.51 per cent to Pohnpei,<br />
10.31 per cent to Yap, 8.25 per cent to<br />
<strong>Kosrae</strong> and 36.50 per cent to the national<br />
government for the first year of the<br />
Compact period.<br />
The national government may allocate<br />
up to $200,000 of its share to the<br />
National Student Revolv<strong>in</strong>g Loan Fund<br />
dur<strong>in</strong>g the first year with the rema<strong>in</strong>der<br />
to be dedicated to loans and grants to<br />
qualified <strong>FSM</strong> students attend<strong>in</strong>g the<br />
College of Micronesia or any successor<br />
<strong>in</strong>stitution.<br />
Division of the post-secondary<br />
education grants received dur<strong>in</strong>g the second<br />
and subsequent years is to be<br />
determ<strong>in</strong>ed <strong>by</strong> mutual agreement at a<br />
later date.<br />
THE NATIONAL UNION. March 15. 1987. Page 5<br />
Summit for COM<br />
fund<strong>in</strong>g planned<br />
(Cont<strong>in</strong>ued from Page 8)<br />
Micronesian Occupational College facilities<br />
<strong>in</strong> Palau, <strong>in</strong> addition to seek<strong>in</strong>g cont<strong>in</strong>ued<br />
U.S. Interior Department grants for<br />
COM operations and cont<strong>in</strong>ued U.S. postsecondary<br />
f<strong>in</strong>ancial assistance, <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g<br />
loan programs.<br />
Palau agreed to dedicate all of its 1988<br />
Interior grant, which is expected to be<br />
some $300,000, to COM, <strong>in</strong> addition to its<br />
share of board expenses, and provide additional<br />
fund<strong>in</strong>g, after its Compact of Free<br />
Association with the United States takes<br />
effect.<br />
The Marshall Islands and <strong>FSM</strong> representatives<br />
advanced proposedformulas forfund<strong>in</strong>g<br />
the COM system which are to be reviewed<br />
<strong>by</strong> the three governments, prior to<br />
the next pre-summit meet<strong>in</strong>g.<br />
The COM Regents requested a summit<br />
of Micronesian presidents on future fund<strong>in</strong>g<br />
for the system to replace U.S. student assistance<br />
fund<strong>in</strong>g under the Basic Education<br />
Opportunities (Pell) Grants, Supplemental<br />
Education Opportunities Grants and College<br />
Work-Study program which are scheduled<br />
to be phased out under the Compacts.<br />
In addition to CCM, MOC and the<br />
Nurs<strong>in</strong>g School, the COM system <strong>in</strong>cludes<br />
Cont<strong>in</strong>u<strong>in</strong>g Education Centers <strong>in</strong> the Marshalls,<br />
Palau and four <strong>FSM</strong> states; the College<br />
of Tropical Agriculture & Sciences <strong>in</strong><br />
Pohnpei which adm<strong>in</strong>isters Land Grantsponsored<br />
cooperative extension, research<br />
and resident <strong>in</strong>struction programs, and the<br />
COM Central Office <strong>in</strong> Pohnpei. There<br />
were 1,285 students enrolled <strong>in</strong> the system<br />
at the beg<strong>in</strong>n<strong>in</strong>g of the 1986 Fall Semester.<br />
COM received a $1,522,000 grant from<br />
Interior for fiscal 1987 and received about<br />
$2 million from the Pell grants dur<strong>in</strong>g<br />
fiscal 1986. Pell grants will cont<strong>in</strong>ue only<br />
for those Marshallese and <strong>FSM</strong> students<br />
enrolled <strong>in</strong> college programs prior to the<br />
Compact start<strong>in</strong>g dates.<br />
Other members of the delegations to the<br />
pre-summit meet<strong>in</strong>g were: Assistant Education<br />
Secretary Jim Bogden, Secondary and<br />
Post-secondary Education Chief Tony Jetnil<br />
and Assistant to the Chief Secretary Peter<br />
Oliver from the Marshalls; Post-secondary<br />
Education Chief Steve Umetaro and<br />
Foreign Affairs Chief Vie Uherbelau, Palau,<br />
and Education Adm<strong>in</strong>istrator Daro Weital,<br />
Status Commission Legal Counsel<br />
Greg Swartz and Congress Chief Counsel<br />
Gary Takeuchi, <strong>FSM</strong>.<br />
COM was represented at the meet<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong><br />
the Ala Moana Build<strong>in</strong>g <strong>by</strong> Board of Regents<br />
Rector Alfred Capelle of the Marshalls<br />
and Vice Rector Damian Son] of<br />
Pohnpei, Executive Director S<strong>in</strong>geru S<strong>in</strong>geo<br />
and legal counsel Barrie Michelsen.
THE NATIONAL UNION. March 15. 1987. Page 6<br />
Court says defendant must know plea terms<br />
KOLONIA, Pohnpei - The <strong>FSM</strong> Supreme<br />
Court Appellate Division ruled that<br />
a crim<strong>in</strong>al case defendant may withdraw a<br />
guilty plea, if the conditions of a plea agreement<br />
were not fixed and fully expla<strong>in</strong>ed<br />
prior to sentenc<strong>in</strong>g <strong>by</strong> the Trial Division.<br />
In a Feb. 6 op<strong>in</strong>ion signed <strong>by</strong> <strong>FSM</strong> Associate<br />
Justice Richard Benson and two<br />
designated justices, <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g Palau Supreme<br />
Court Chief Justice Mamoru Nakamura<br />
and Northern Marianas Commonwealth<br />
Court Judge Herbert D. Soil, the<br />
Appellate Division remanded to the Trial<br />
Division the July 11, 1984, assault with a<br />
deadly weapon conviction of Andonio<br />
Dores <strong>in</strong> a Feb. 15, 1984, knife attack on<br />
Herl<strong>in</strong>o Makaya <strong>in</strong> Madolenihmw Municipality,<br />
Pohnpei.<br />
Dores is serv<strong>in</strong>g a sentence to five years<br />
<strong>in</strong> the Pohnpei State Prison which began<br />
Jan. 28, 1985, with two months and six<br />
days credit for time served await<strong>in</strong>g sentence<br />
for the assault conviction. He is<br />
scheduled to beg<strong>in</strong> at the end of the assault<br />
sentence, or Nov. 21, 1989, a 10-year sentence<br />
for manslaughter <strong>in</strong> the May 31,<br />
1984, death of Ruben David <strong>in</strong> Madolenihmw.<br />
Dores was accused of assault with a<br />
deadly weapon and aggravated assault on<br />
Herl<strong>in</strong>o and lowana Makaya and entered a<br />
written plea agreement of guilty of assault<br />
<strong>FSM</strong> Supreme Court Calender<br />
Date/Time<br />
March 23, 9 a.m.<br />
March 24, 9a.m.<br />
March 25, 9a.m.<br />
March 26, 9a.m.<br />
9:30 a.m<br />
2p.m.<br />
March 27<br />
9a.m.<br />
March 30, 8:30 a.m<br />
9a.m.<br />
April 2, 9a.m.<br />
Aprils, 9a.m.<br />
April 13,9a.m.<br />
April 14,9a.m.<br />
April 15,9a.m.<br />
April 16,9a.m.<br />
April 28, 9a.m.<br />
May5, 9a.m.<br />
April 7, 9 a.m.<br />
9:30 a.m.<br />
9:45 a.m.<br />
10:15 a.m.<br />
1:30 p.m.<br />
1:45 p.m.<br />
2p.m.<br />
Aprils, 9a.m.<br />
April 9, 8:30 a.m.<br />
V<br />
TRIAL DIVISION-STATE<br />
Case name<br />
Michelsen v. <strong>FSM</strong><br />
<strong>Falcam</strong> v. <strong>FSM</strong><br />
<strong>FSM</strong> v. Thoms<strong>in</strong><br />
<strong>FSM</strong> v. R<strong>in</strong>gang<br />
<strong>FSM</strong> Development Bank v.<br />
Nanpei Estate<br />
Sets v. Pohnpei State<br />
<strong>FSM</strong> v. Ocean Pearl!<br />
Rampv. Mid-Pac<br />
<strong>FSM</strong> v. Ezra<br />
<strong>FSM</strong> v. Johnny<br />
<strong>FSM</strong> v. Rodriquez<br />
<strong>FSM</strong> v. Mauricio<br />
<strong>FSM</strong> v. Smith<br />
PT&S v. FSCO<br />
<strong>FSM</strong> v. Gallen<br />
<strong>FSM</strong> v. Smith<br />
<strong>FSM</strong>v. Johnny<br />
<strong>FSM</strong> v. Aron<br />
<strong>FSM</strong> v. loanis<br />
<strong>FSM</strong> v. Walder<br />
<strong>FSM</strong> v. Aron<br />
<strong>FSM</strong>v. loanis<br />
<strong>FSM</strong> v. Kalio<br />
PT&S v. Aquilizan<br />
OF POHNPEI<br />
Type<br />
Foreign <strong>in</strong>vestment<br />
Contract breach<br />
Burglary<br />
Assault with deadly<br />
weapon (AWDW)<br />
Debt<br />
Debt<br />
Fish<strong>in</strong>g violation<br />
Damages<br />
AWDW<br />
AWDW<br />
AWDW<br />
AWDW<br />
Burglary<br />
Damages<br />
Burglary<br />
Burglary<br />
AWDW<br />
Burglary<br />
Burglary<br />
Theft<br />
Burglary<br />
Burglary<br />
Manslaughter<br />
Debt<br />
TRIAL DIVISION-STATE OF KOSRAE<br />
<strong>FSM</strong> v. Alokoa<br />
AWDW<br />
Ehmes v. Nena, et. al. Land<br />
Kill<strong>in</strong> v. Skill<strong>in</strong>g<br />
Mongkeya heirs v.<br />
Land<br />
Mackwelung heirs<br />
Land<br />
Likiaksa v. Kilatwa Lonno heirs Land<br />
Ittu v. Charley<br />
Land<br />
Edw<strong>in</strong> v. Sigrah<br />
Land<br />
Oiler v. <strong>Kosrae</strong> State Contract breach<br />
Nena, et. al. v. <strong>Kosrae</strong> State Civil Rights<br />
Proceed<strong>in</strong>g<br />
Pre trial<br />
Pretial<br />
Arraignment<br />
Trial<br />
Trial<br />
Trial<br />
Hear<strong>in</strong>g<br />
Hear<strong>in</strong>g<br />
Sentenc<strong>in</strong>g<br />
Pre trial<br />
Sentenc<strong>in</strong>g<br />
Sentenc<strong>in</strong>g<br />
Arraignment &<br />
Pretrial<br />
Trial<br />
Sentenc<strong>in</strong>g<br />
Trial<br />
Trial<br />
Pretrial<br />
Pretrial<br />
Sentenc<strong>in</strong>g<br />
Trial<br />
Trial<br />
Hear<strong>in</strong>g<br />
Trial<br />
Hear<strong>in</strong>g<br />
Pretrial<br />
Hear<strong>in</strong>g<br />
Hear<strong>in</strong>g<br />
Pretrial<br />
Pretrial<br />
Pretrial<br />
Trial<br />
Pretrial<br />
_/<br />
with a deadly weapon on Herl<strong>in</strong>o Makaya<br />
<strong>in</strong> Count I and assault and battery on the<br />
other victim <strong>in</strong> Count II with the court to<br />
defer acceptance of the first count and the<br />
government to dismiss other charges.<br />
The court accepted the agreement on<br />
May 9, 1984, and said it would defer the<br />
first count, if the defendant fulfilled conditions<br />
to be announced at sentenc<strong>in</strong>g.<br />
When sentenc<strong>in</strong>g was held July 3, it was<br />
announced that Dores was convicted <strong>by</strong> the<br />
Pohnpei State Court of assault and battery<br />
for May 13,1984, <strong>in</strong>cident. The defendant<br />
was then sentenced on the second count entered<br />
May 9.<br />
On July 11, 1984, the government moved<br />
to accept the guilty plea on the first<br />
count on the grounds that the <strong>in</strong>cident <strong>in</strong><br />
the State Court conviction violated conditions<br />
of the plea agreement.<br />
On July 18,1984, a judgement was entered<br />
impos<strong>in</strong>g conditions for deferr<strong>in</strong>g the assault<br />
with a deadly weapon guilty plea.<br />
The conditions stated 1) that Dores would<br />
not violate municipal, state or <strong>FSM</strong> laws;<br />
2) that he would not enter any tavern or<br />
purchase and consume alcoholic beverages<br />
anywhere <strong>in</strong> the <strong>FSM</strong>, and 3) that he would<br />
not communicate with the Makayas or their<br />
relatives.<br />
The government then moved that the<br />
guilty plea on the first count be accepted,<br />
because the first condition was broken <strong>in</strong><br />
the state court conviction and Dores was<br />
subsequently sentenced.<br />
The Appellate Division op<strong>in</strong>ion stated<br />
that "until the court has fixed all conditions<br />
and expla<strong>in</strong>ed them to the defendant, there<br />
is no firm agreement and the defendant is<br />
entitled to decl<strong>in</strong>e the agreement."<br />
Cit<strong>in</strong>g the basic assumption of "due<br />
process," the op<strong>in</strong>ion stated that <strong>in</strong> plead<strong>in</strong>g<br />
guilty and waiv<strong>in</strong>g his rights to stand trial,<br />
"the steps <strong>in</strong>volved which lead to the loss<br />
of liberty must be understandable to the defendant<br />
at each stage of the proceed<strong>in</strong>gs."<br />
It said, "The defendant is therefore to be<br />
given the opportunity, with<strong>in</strong> a period of<br />
time set <strong>by</strong> the trial court, to withdraw his<br />
pleas of guilty to Counts I and II.<br />
"If he does not so move, the judgements<br />
of conviction for assault and battery and assault<br />
with a dangerous weapon are affirmed,"<br />
the op<strong>in</strong>ion said.<br />
If he moves to withdraw the pleas, the<br />
court may enterta<strong>in</strong> a government motion<br />
to vacate dismissals of all rema<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g<br />
counts and the court shall order the manslaughter<br />
sentence to run from the date it<br />
was imposed.
THE NATIONAL UNION. March 15.1987. Page 7<br />
Population education officials plan next cycle<br />
KOLONIA, Pohnpei - State and national<br />
education officials began work<strong>in</strong>g on a new<br />
three-year fund<strong>in</strong>g cycle proposal for the<br />
U.N. Fund for Population Activities, dur<strong>in</strong>g<br />
the Population Education Conference<br />
held Feb. 23-27 <strong>in</strong> the President's Conference<br />
Room here, accord<strong>in</strong>g to Stuart Arno,<br />
project director for the <strong>FSM</strong> Education<br />
Office.<br />
TheUNFPA-sponsoredpopulationeducation<br />
program began with sem<strong>in</strong>ars held<br />
1982-84 throughout the <strong>FSM</strong> for state and<br />
national leaders' awareness which resulted<br />
<strong>in</strong> a decision to cont<strong>in</strong>ue the program <strong>in</strong><br />
the Federated States, Arno said.<br />
The UNFPA provided $72,000 for the<br />
second cycle, which will end this year and<br />
<strong>in</strong>cludes general awareness programs <strong>in</strong><br />
<strong>Truk</strong> and Yap and <strong>in</strong>tegration of population<br />
Yap gets relief<br />
COLONIA, Yap - The <strong>FSM</strong> government<br />
field trip ship, MS Carol<strong>in</strong>e Islands, picked<br />
up Feb. 28 U.S. relief supplies and<br />
build<strong>in</strong>g materials <strong>in</strong> Guam and delivered<br />
them March 2 to Ulithi and March 5 to<br />
Fais Island which were hit Jan. 10-11 <strong>by</strong><br />
Typhoon Orchid with 140-mile-an-hour<br />
w<strong>in</strong>ds, accord<strong>in</strong>g to Yap state and national<br />
government officials.<br />
Gov. Petrus Tun declared Jan. 14 a state<br />
of emergency for the two areas which also<br />
suffered damages <strong>in</strong>flicted Dec. 18-19 <strong>by</strong><br />
Typhoon Marge and directed his special<br />
assistant for outer islands affairs, former<br />
Lt. Gov. Hilary Tacheliol to assess the<br />
damages.<br />
Tacheliol reported an estimated loss of<br />
$1.5 million <strong>in</strong> damage to crops and public<br />
and private build<strong>in</strong>gs, accord<strong>in</strong>g to a Yap<br />
state news release.<br />
The area was declared a "major disaster<br />
area" <strong>by</strong> President Reagan <strong>in</strong> a Feb. 4<br />
telephone communication to President<br />
Tosiwo Nakayama, accord<strong>in</strong>g to Special<br />
Assistant to the President for Disaster<br />
Coord<strong>in</strong>ation and Special Programs Ehson<br />
Johnson.<br />
A n<strong>in</strong>e-member team from the U.S.<br />
Federal Emergency Management Adm<strong>in</strong>istration<br />
arrived early <strong>in</strong> February, accord<strong>in</strong>g<br />
to Tacheliol.<br />
Donations of local food from Yap<br />
municipalities and <strong>in</strong>dividuals were be<strong>in</strong>g<br />
distributed through the traditional Council<br />
of Pilung of Yap proper to Ulithi and Fais,<br />
accord<strong>in</strong>g to Tacheliol who said that<br />
emergency food and cloth<strong>in</strong>g donated <strong>by</strong><br />
people <strong>in</strong> Guam at the request of Gov.<br />
Joseph Ada also were received via two<br />
military flights arranged <strong>by</strong> Rear Adm.<br />
Chauncey Hoffman, commander, U.S.<br />
Naval Forces, Marianas.<br />
awareness <strong>in</strong>formation <strong>in</strong>to social studies<br />
programs <strong>in</strong> <strong>Kosrae</strong>, he said.<br />
Dur<strong>in</strong>g the recent conference, the states<br />
were asked to beg<strong>in</strong> del<strong>in</strong>eate their population<br />
education needs to be <strong>in</strong>cluded <strong>in</strong> the<br />
proposal to UNFPA, accord<strong>in</strong>g to Amo.<br />
"Hopefully <strong>in</strong> July we will be able to<br />
f<strong>in</strong>alize our proposal with <strong>in</strong>put from Dr.<br />
(Allan K.) Kondo and the states to go to<br />
UNFPA through our External Affairs Department<br />
for fund<strong>in</strong>g," he said.<br />
The conference was attended <strong>by</strong> <strong>Kosrae</strong><br />
State PopulationEducationProjectCoord<strong>in</strong>ator<br />
Henry Robert and Curriculum Writer<br />
Palikun Shrew, <strong>Truk</strong> State Population Education<br />
Project Coord<strong>in</strong>ator Takesy Reynold<br />
and Assistant Coord<strong>in</strong>ator Robert<br />
Eram, Yap Population Education Project<br />
Coord<strong>in</strong>ator Calistus Legdesog and Assistant<br />
Coord<strong>in</strong>ator James Yangietmai, Pohnpei<br />
Social Studies Specialist Bender Enicar<br />
and Science Specialist Marcus Rosario,<br />
Arno and Kondo who is the UNESCO Regional<br />
Adviser for Population Education <strong>in</strong><br />
the Pacific headquartered <strong>in</strong> Suva, Fiji.<br />
The states also began, dur<strong>in</strong>g the conference,<br />
revis<strong>in</strong>g their programs for the rema<strong>in</strong>der<br />
of 1987, Arno said.<br />
<strong>Truk</strong> and Yap revised their work plans<br />
for the year to enhance their community<br />
and village programs to <strong>in</strong>crease awareness<br />
of population effect on the quality of life.<br />
<strong>Kosrae</strong> officials are "cont<strong>in</strong>u<strong>in</strong>g with<br />
their curriculum <strong>in</strong>tegration efforts to have<br />
population education modules developed for<br />
the secondary social studies courses," Amo<br />
said.<br />
"Pohnpei state is del<strong>in</strong>eat<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> its curriculum<br />
where population education topics<br />
are presently and where they may be developed<br />
for the future," he said.<br />
Some themes stressed <strong>in</strong> the population<br />
education programs are: 1) The purpose of<br />
the program is to help students understand<br />
the <strong>in</strong>terrelationshops between population<br />
factors and human welfare <strong>in</strong> improv<strong>in</strong>g the<br />
quality of life; 2) the goal is to generate a<br />
rational balance between population and resources<br />
growth; 3) plann<strong>in</strong>g for the future<br />
must be done at <strong>in</strong>dividual and family levels,<br />
<strong>in</strong> determ<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g family size, as well as<br />
the national level, and 4) study<strong>in</strong>g demography<br />
provides useful tools for population<br />
growth and future plann<strong>in</strong>g.<br />
These themes may be used <strong>in</strong> educat<strong>in</strong>g<br />
children, the general population and decision-makers<br />
<strong>in</strong> shap<strong>in</strong>g future policies.<br />
Population education can be <strong>in</strong>troduced at<br />
the primary school level with projects such<br />
as village surveys and throughout all grades<br />
<strong>in</strong> teach<strong>in</strong>g civics, health, geography,<br />
biology, mathematics and environmental<br />
sciences, accord<strong>in</strong>g to the materials utilized<br />
<strong>in</strong> the workshop.<br />
Capitol site could be dangerous<br />
KOLONIA, Pohnpei - The <strong>FSM</strong> capital<br />
construction site and road lead<strong>in</strong>g to it from<br />
Kolonia may be hazardous to the public,<br />
due to the movement dur<strong>in</strong>g the next<br />
month of heavy equipment to the project,<br />
accord<strong>in</strong>g officials here.<br />
"Our ma<strong>in</strong> concern is keep<strong>in</strong>g people off<br />
the site, because it is go<strong>in</strong>g to be dangerous<br />
for the next 30 days," Architects Hawaii<br />
project adm<strong>in</strong>istrator Lloyd T. Arakaki said,<br />
cit<strong>in</strong>g the arrival scheduled for March 11 of<br />
a chartered ship from the Philipp<strong>in</strong>es with<br />
bulldozers and other heavy equipment be<strong>in</strong>g<br />
brought <strong>in</strong> <strong>by</strong> Hanil Construction Co. of<br />
South Korea.<br />
Hanil has constructed s<strong>in</strong>ce the Feb. 9<br />
groundbreak<strong>in</strong>g ceremonyfiveprefabricated<br />
build<strong>in</strong>gs, <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g two dormitories, one<br />
bathhouse, one warehouse and one office<br />
build<strong>in</strong>g, plus a 20-foot water tower at the<br />
Palikir site <strong>in</strong> Sokehs Municipality,<br />
accord<strong>in</strong>g to Arakaki who said that it also<br />
is construct<strong>in</strong>g a build<strong>in</strong>g to house field offices<br />
for Architects Hawaii, the <strong>FSM</strong> Office<br />
of Plann<strong>in</strong>g and Construction and GEO Eng<strong>in</strong>eer<strong>in</strong>g<br />
Test<strong>in</strong>g.<br />
OPS Construction Division Chief John<br />
Crooks said the <strong>FSM</strong> is recruit<strong>in</strong>g a project<br />
eng<strong>in</strong>eer to work at the capital site.<br />
Hanil is commited <strong>by</strong> contract to hire at<br />
least 15 per cent of its workforce locally<br />
for the project, Crooks noted, add<strong>in</strong>g that it<br />
is scheduled to employ a maximum of 168<br />
persons <strong>in</strong> March, 1988.<br />
There are about 700 local applications<br />
for work on the project, he said.<br />
Work on pav<strong>in</strong>g the four miles of road<br />
between Kolonia and the capital site is<br />
scheduled to beg<strong>in</strong> <strong>in</strong> August and be completed<br />
<strong>in</strong> April, 1988, Crooks said.<br />
Won Mon Kim is the Hanil super<strong>in</strong>tendent<br />
for the $10 million project is<br />
scheduled to be completed <strong>by</strong> October,<br />
1988.<br />
Other firms, all <strong>in</strong> Honolulu, contribut<strong>in</strong>g<br />
to the project <strong>in</strong>clude: Aust<strong>in</strong> Tsutsumi<br />
and Associates, civil eng<strong>in</strong>eer; ECS,<br />
Inc., electrical eng<strong>in</strong>eer; American Structural<br />
Eng<strong>in</strong>eers, Ltd., structural eng<strong>in</strong>eer;<br />
Benjam<strong>in</strong> S. Notk<strong>in</strong>/Hawaii, mechanical<br />
eng<strong>in</strong>eer; Phillips BrandtReddick and Associates,<br />
landscape architect; William A.<br />
Brewer and Associates, environmentalist;<br />
Ivan Tilgenkamp, land-use planner; John<br />
M<strong>in</strong>k and Associates, hydrologist, and<br />
Construction Services, Ltd., cost<br />
estimat<strong>in</strong>g.
THE NATIONAL ONION. March 15. 1987. Page 8<br />
Summit planned <strong>by</strong> May on future COM fund<strong>in</strong>g.<br />
<strong>FSM</strong>, Marshalls exchange diplomatic notes<br />
KOLONIA, Pohnpei - The Marshall Islands<br />
and Federated States of Micronesia<br />
formally extended diplomatic recognition to<br />
each other Feb. 26, dur<strong>in</strong>g a meet<strong>in</strong>g of<br />
their foreign m<strong>in</strong>isters <strong>in</strong> Honolulu, accord<strong>in</strong>g<br />
to <strong>FSM</strong> External Affairs Secretary Andon<br />
Amaraich.<br />
The exchange of notes extend<strong>in</strong>g diplomatic<br />
recognition was made <strong>by</strong> Marshalls<br />
Foreign Affairs M<strong>in</strong>ister Charles T. Domnick<br />
and the <strong>FSM</strong> External Affairs Secretary,<br />
dur<strong>in</strong>g a Feb. 23-27 pre-summit meet<strong>in</strong>g<br />
on future fund<strong>in</strong>g for the College of<br />
Micronesia.<br />
Diplomatic recognition is accorded for<br />
the first time s<strong>in</strong>ce their Compacts of Free<br />
Association with the United States were implemented<br />
Oct. 23 for the Marshalls and<br />
Nov. 3 for the <strong>FSM</strong>, end<strong>in</strong>g 40 years of<br />
Trust Territory adm<strong>in</strong>istration <strong>by</strong> the United<br />
States for the two new nations.<br />
Marshalls, <strong>FSM</strong> and Palau representatives<br />
agreed to a presidential summit <strong>by</strong><br />
early May on future COM fund<strong>in</strong>g, accord<strong>in</strong>g<br />
to the pre-summit meet<strong>in</strong>g "agreed<br />
m<strong>in</strong>utes" signed Feb. 27 <strong>by</strong> Domnick,<br />
Amaraich and Palau Social Services M<strong>in</strong>ister<br />
Nobuo W. Swei.<br />
The cab<strong>in</strong>et-level officials declared, "The<br />
three governments reaffirmed their support<br />
for the Saipan Accords of 1983 and the concept<br />
of a unified College of Micronesia supported<br />
<strong>by</strong> equitable contributions from each<br />
of the governments."<br />
They concurred that "f<strong>in</strong>al agreements regard<strong>in</strong>g<br />
the future of the college will be set<br />
forth <strong>in</strong> a treaty among the three governments."<br />
And they said, "The three governments<br />
will seek to conclude staff level negotiations<br />
on the future of the college <strong>by</strong> May,<br />
1987, so that a summit meet<strong>in</strong>g of the<br />
three Presidents can be held immediately<br />
thereafter."<br />
They set the next pre-summit meet<strong>in</strong>g<br />
for March 30-April 3 <strong>in</strong> Pohnpei.<br />
The cab<strong>in</strong>et m<strong>in</strong>isters agreed that the<br />
three governments will accord liberal immigration<br />
treatment to one another's college<br />
and secondary students.<br />
NURSING STUDENTS CAPPED - The 29 sopnomores scheduled to graduate <strong>in</strong> May upon<br />
complet<strong>in</strong>g spr<strong>in</strong>g semester courses are shown at the Feb. 7 capp<strong>in</strong>g ceremony held at the<br />
Community College of Micronesia campus <strong>in</strong> Majuro after they demonstrated basic nurs<strong>in</strong>g<br />
procedures. They are, from left, back row, Henny Lav<strong>in</strong>, Marshalls; Maryrose Kattil, Marshalls;<br />
Assanisa Ruben, <strong>Truk</strong>; Cal<strong>in</strong>a Salmon, <strong>Kosrae</strong>; Tamar Lakien, Marshalls; Agnes Nennis, <strong>Truk</strong>;<br />
Nenik Rantak, Marshalls; Loretta Philip, Palau; Begonia Saipweirik, <strong>Truk</strong>; Markita Sana, <strong>Truk</strong>;<br />
Tionicia Ra<strong>in</strong>, <strong>Truk</strong>; Liwisa Pitiol, <strong>Truk</strong>; Merlyn Basilius, Palau; Risa Jarom, Marshalls; Clara<br />
Gallen, Pohnpei; Francisca Secharkebur, Palau; Maria Laaken, Yap; Delph<strong>in</strong>a Silk, Marshalls;<br />
Sandy Balos, Marshalls, and Anna Boliy, Yap, and, front row, Aurre Lomae, Marshalls; V<strong>in</strong>cent<br />
Tafleimal, Yap; Bosco Buliche, <strong>Truk</strong>; Moses Haleyalur, Yap; Akw<strong>in</strong>o Masauo, <strong>Truk</strong>; Paul<strong>in</strong>o<br />
Gallen, Pohnpei; Ater<strong>in</strong>o Oliver, Pohnpei; William Rh<strong>in</strong>e, <strong>Kosrae</strong>, and Zachraias Zachraias,<br />
Marshalls.<br />
The NATIONAL UNION<br />
Published <strong>by</strong>: <strong>FSM</strong> Information Office<br />
P.O. Box 490, Kolonia, Pohnpei<br />
Federated States of Micronesia 96941<br />
Telephone: 548<br />
Ketson Johnson, Public Information Officer<br />
Esikiel Lippwe, Broadcast Division Adm<strong>in</strong>istrator<br />
Jones George, Microfilm Adm<strong>in</strong>istrator<br />
Elieser Rospel, Graphic Artist<br />
Angie Mualia, Adm<strong>in</strong>istrate Assistant<br />
Mary Ellen Manuel, Clerk Typist<br />
Esi James. Clerk Typist __<br />
They said that COM "should be an <strong>in</strong>dependent<br />
legal entity, separate and dist<strong>in</strong>ct<br />
from any of the contribut<strong>in</strong>g governments."<br />
They agreed that the Board of Regents<br />
should be expanded to n<strong>in</strong>e members with<br />
two members each from the Marshalls and<br />
Palau and five from the <strong>FSM</strong>. The present<br />
board has eight members, <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g one<br />
each from the Marshalls, Palau and the four<br />
<strong>FSM</strong> states and two named <strong>by</strong> the Trust<br />
Territory High Commissioner.<br />
"The cost of operat<strong>in</strong>g the board and its<br />
staff will be shared <strong>by</strong> the three governments,<br />
either through equal contributions<br />
or through contributions based upon each<br />
government's proportional representation<br />
on the board," they said.<br />
The m<strong>in</strong>isters directed the COM staff to<br />
provide more detailed <strong>in</strong>formation on COM<br />
operat<strong>in</strong>g costs for the next three years,<br />
<strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g what it would cost to expand the<br />
Nurs<strong>in</strong>g School campus <strong>in</strong> Majuro to a<br />
liberal arts-vocational tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g program, as<br />
requested <strong>by</strong> the Marshalls, beg<strong>in</strong>n<strong>in</strong>g with<br />
first year <strong>in</strong>struction dur<strong>in</strong>g the 1987-88<br />
academic year.<br />
They also requested more <strong>in</strong>formation on<br />
student enrollment and out-of-pocket student<br />
costs <strong>in</strong> the system with a future<br />
tuition policy statement which would cite<br />
"a reasonable range of costs to be bome <strong>by</strong><br />
students."<br />
They concurred that "students attend<strong>in</strong>g<br />
(COM) should bear a greater responsibility<br />
for fund<strong>in</strong>g the cost of their education."<br />
They asked for available <strong>in</strong>formation on<br />
what has become of graduates from each<br />
COM campus, plus costs, benefits and future<br />
plans for COM programs, and detailed<br />
<strong>in</strong>formation <strong>by</strong> jurisdiction and campus on<br />
the impact of phas<strong>in</strong>g out U.S. postsecondary<br />
education fund<strong>in</strong>g on the system.<br />
The m<strong>in</strong>isters agreed that their governments<br />
will seek together U.S. fund<strong>in</strong>g for a<br />
new Community College of Micronesia<br />
campus <strong>in</strong> Pohnpei, expansion of the<br />
CCM Nurs<strong>in</strong>g School and other facilities<br />
<strong>in</strong> Majuro and improvements to exist<strong>in</strong>g<br />
(Cont<strong>in</strong>ued on Page 5)