UN General Assembly
1996

Treaty (CTBT), it is important that countries that were 7 severely affected by nuclear testing play a role in the 51- member Executive Council being envisaged within the CTBT framework to oversee all aspects of the implementation of the Treaty. I wish to reiterate that the Republic of the Marshall Islands stands ready to present its candidacy for that Council, once established. We are grateful to President Clinton and his Administration for their transparent policy of disclosing previously classified information relating to the nuclear- testing programme in the Marshall Islands. We also wish to thank our friends and supporters in the United States Congress for their assistance. We hope that our cooperation continues to improve and that the process of disclosure is accelerated. All the information pertaining to the nuclear- testing programme should be provided to my Government, in order that we may fully comprehend the implications for our planning for the health and well-being of our citizens and our environment. The Government of the Republic of the Marshall Islands has recently learned that the damage caused by