text: 212. The representative of France said that his delegation's position was very close to that of the United Kingdom. The Trusteeship Council which, on behalf Of the Security Council, exercised all the Organization's powers in regard to the strategic Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, had every opportunity to monitor the situation in the Territory through statements by representatives of the constitutional Governments and petitioners before the Trusteeship Council and those made to visiting missions, That there was no information from any of those sources showing any trace of racial discrimination led him to believe that there were no grounds for concern in this regard. 213. The representative of the United States said that racial discrimination was all but unknown in Micronesia, That had been confirmed during the previous session of the Trusteeship Council by both the Secretary for External Affairs of the Federated States of Micronesia and the representative of the Federated States in Washington, D.C. 214. The United States representative said that the settlement of nuclear claims by the United States on terms favourable to those affected, showed that there had been no anti-Micronesian discrimination in that area as charged. As for the living arrangements in Kwajalein, the United States representative noted that the -3o- ' difference in facilities for Micronesians and United States citizens was based on normal security arrangements which prevailed in any military facility. 215. Regarding the Second Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination, the United States did not consider that the item appropriately belonged on the agenda of the Trusteeship Council. Although the United States was committed to the fight against racism, it considered that because of the linkage between Zionism and racism in the 1975 resolution on the question, l8/ the entire concept of the Decade 
analysis: The text appears to be discussing the situation of racial discrimination in Micronesia, specifically in the context of the Trusteeship Council and the United States' role in the territory. The representatives of France and the United States are addressing concerns about racial discrimination, with the latter arguing that it is "all but unknown" in Micronesia. The text also mentions the settlement of nuclear claims and living arrangements in Kwajalein. Given the focus on racial discrimination and the Trusteeship Council, it seems likely that the category will be related to human rights or international relations.