63 -64 12 65 13 66 13 67 -74 13 67 13 68 -71 13 72 14 73 74 14 75 86 14 75 83 14 75 14 76 -79 15 80 15 81 -82 15 83 16 84 16 85 -86 16 / ... T/L.1245 English Page 4 A. POLITICAL ADVANCEMENT l. General l. The Trusteeship Council reaffirms the inalienable right of the people of Micronesia to self-determination, including the right to independence , in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations and the Trusteeship Agreement . It reiterates that free association is an option entirely compatible with the Trusteeship Agreement, provided that the population concerned has freely accepted it. 2. Free association and the compacts 2. The Council takes careful note of the calls for termination of the Trusteeship Agreement made by the representatives of the territorial Governments in the course of the fifty-second session of the Council. The Council reiterates that it is for the Administering Authority to initiate in due course procedures leading to the termination of the Agreement. 3. The Council takes particular note of the views expressed by the representative of the Administering Authority at the 1587th meeting to the effect that the status of free association as defined in the compacts involved a very considerable degree of autonomy, notably in the area of foreign affairs. It notes that the compacts by their own terms provide for termination either unilaterally or by mutual agreement, although certain specific provisions in respect of defence arrangements and economic assistance would none the less remain valid for a specific number of years. The Council considers that such "fixed-term commitments" are not incompatible with self-government. It was interested to hear the Administering Authority's view that, notwithstanding such commitments, the freely associated 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing political matters related to self-determination, free association, and the termination of a Trusteeship Agreement. It mentions autonomy in foreign affairs, defence arrangements, and economic assistance, which suggests a connection to governance and international relations.

**Category**
Politics, International Relations