and the Commonwealth Covenant, and to inform the Secretary-General of thé United Nations of that date. The Council considered that the Government of the United States, as the Administering Authority, had satisfactorily discharged its obligations under the terms of the Trusteeship Agreement and that it was appropriate for the Agreement to be terminated with effect from the date mutually agreed upon. At the same session, the Trusteeship Council also recommended that the Administering Authority complete its internal process of approval of the Compact of Free Association for Palau at the earliest possible date. 118. In a letter dated 23 October 1986 (T/1903), the Permanent Representative of the United States to the United Nations informed the Secretary-General that, as a consequence of consultations held between his Government and the Government of the Marshall Islands, agreement had been reached that 21 October 1986 was the date upon which the Compact of Free Association wíth the Marshall Islands would enter fully into force. Further , the Permanent Representative informed the Secretary-General that the Compact of Free Association with the Federated States of Micronesia and the Commonwealth Covenant with the Northern Mariana Islands would enter into force on 3 November 1986. 119. At its fifty-fourth and fifty-fifth sessions, the Trusteeship Council recalled its resolution 2183 (LIII) and recommended that the process of approval of the Compact of Free Association for Palau should be completed at the earliest possible date. 12/ 120. In its annual report to the Council at its fifty-fifth session, the Administering Authority stated that, according to Department of the Interior Secret3rial Order No. 3119, the President of the United States had declared, in Proclamation No. 5564 of 3 November 1986, that the Trusteeship Agreement was no longer in effect as of 21 October 1986 for the Marshall Islands andas of 
**Analysis**
This text appears to be discussing the termination of a trusteeship agreement and the entry into force of several international agreements related to the Pacific Islands. It does not seem to be focused on specific economic, environmental, or social development issues, but rather on the administrative and procedural aspects of these agreements.

**Category**
International relations, Politics