Furthermore, the Administering Authority had not created conditions to enable the Micronesian people freely to express their will; it had sought instead to keep them economically dependent on the United States. Also, the Administering Authority made it clear that if the Micronesians did not support the compact, there would be no other option and the economic situation would remain pathetic. In the case of Palau, the people were told that unless they agreed to the nuclear demands of the United States, they would get nothing under the compact. 185. Instead of heeding the call by the Special Committee not to take any measures to interfere with the unity of Micronesia, the United States for reasons of its own, had declared that the Trust Territory did not have to remain united. It had sought to justify that position by referring to the geographical situation of the Trust Territory and by arguing that Micronesia had never been administered as one whole unit. But the fact was that the Security Council had informed the United -26- States that Micronesia was a single, united territory and the Micronesians had aspirations to maintain their unity. 186. The Declaration and the Special Committee had also indicated that military bases and activities in colonial and dependent Territories were a hindrance to a people's exercise of their right to self-determination and independence and had called for the protection of the people from such installations and activities. However, the Administering Authority, to serve its own strategic interests, had been trying in recent years to retain military rights in Micronesia for the foreseeable future. 187. The Special Committee had expressed its regret at the refusal of the United States to co-operate with it in its consideration of. the auestion of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands. 188. In closing, the Soviet representative said that if the Trusteeship Council did 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the political and strategic interests of the United States in Micronesia, specifically in relation to the Trust Territory and the rights of the Micronesian people to self-determination and independence. The text mentions economic dependency, military bases, and strategic interests, which suggests that the category should be related to international relations, governance, or politics.

**Category**
International relations, Politics