text: 168,431. The distribution of the population in the Trust Territory was as follows: Federated States of Micronesia, 94,534; Marshall Islands, 39,060; Northern Mariana Islands, 21,065; and Palau, 13,772. In 1989, according to the current annual report of the Administering Authority, ll population estimates for Palau were 14,206. B. War damage claims 3. War damage claims by the inhabitants of the Trust Territory fall into two broad categories: claims against the Governments of the United States of America and Japan·mainly for damages sustained by the indigenous inhabitants during the Second World War (Title I claims); and post-war claims against the Government of the United States (Title II claims). 4. The Micronesian Claims Commission, which was established in 1971 with authority to receive, examine, adjudicate and render decisions on war damage claims, completed its work in July 1976. The total amounts awarded by the Commission were $34,349,509 ~/ under Title I and $32,634,403 under Title II. According to statements by the Administering Authority at previous sessions of the Trusteeship Council, all claims under Title II had already been settled. With regara to the claims under Title I, the Government of Japan and the Government of the United States had, in an agreement signed in 1969, joined in an ex gratia arrangement to make available a contribution of $5 million each towards the welfare of the inhabitants of the Territory. Consequently, that payment by the two Governments reduced the outstanding war claims under Title I to $24,349,509. * Unless otherwise noted, the information contained in the present report has been derived from the current annual report of the Administering Authority to the Trusteeship Council (see note 2) or from previous reports. / ... T/L.1274 English Page 5 5. At its fifty:..se·cond session, !/ the Trusteeship Council had expressed concern 
analysis: The text appears to be discussing the financial and administrative aspects of the Trust Territory, including population distribution, war damage claims, and financial arrangements between governments. The focus is on the financial and legal aspects of the territory, rather than its economic or social development.