Koror, Republic of Palau 96.940 Dear Hr. Kohama: The undersigned memb~rs of your Counting and Tabulation Committee for the Seventh Referendulll on the Compact of Free Assocfat1on beg ltave to report as follows: Total Registered Voters ••••••••••••••••••••• Total NRV (Newly Registered Voters) ••••••••• · TOTAL TRV 11,040 232 11,272 Your C~ittet further reports the breakdown of the votes as follows: Total Ballots Cast •••.••••• 7.747 6S.a Total .. "YES" Votes •••.•...•• 4.633 60.6% Total 11NO" Votes ••.••.•.. , 2.988 39.2% Total Void Ballot~ ••••••••• 5 Total e1ank Bal1ots •••••••• 11 Total Rejected Ballots ••••• 110 -49-~r. Yofch X?ham& Febru~ey .lS• 1990 Page 2 On behalf of your Committee, I wish to express our appreciation to ,you and. members of the Pahu Eleetfon Comn1ss1on for ,your assistance and staff of the Public: A~fa1rs for their he1p. Thank you for appointing us. We hope that we serv~d the mdndate of the Coont1ng and'Tabulat1on Commfttee to your expectation and satisfaction. Respectfl£1 1y Submf tted by: COMMITTEE OH COUNTING AND TABULATION: Sandra S. Pierantozzi, M~mber -50-Annex IX LIST OF MISCELLANEOUS DOCUMENTS RECEIVED BY THF. VISITING MISSION IN PALAU* 1. Agreement concerning Special Programs related to the Entry intn Fore~ of the Compact of Free Association between the Government of the U1d t-.ed SU1tes and the Government of the Republic of Palau 2. Letters dated 29 and 31 January 1990 from the Assistant SecreLnry, Territorial and International Affairs, United States Department of the Interior, addressed to the President of Palau 3. United States of America Public Law 101-219, Palau l.ompact nr Fr·<>e 1\:;snr:intion Implementation Act 4. Membership of the Commission on Future Palau/United States Rel0t ion:; 5. (a) Compact of Free Association (b) Subsidiary agreements of the Compact of Free Association (c) Instructional pamphlet, Political Education Committee, RepubLic or: T'Rlau, 1989. 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be related to the political process in Palau, specifically the outcome of a referendum on the Compact of Free Association between Palau and the United States. The report is from a counting and tabulation committee, and it provides information on voter turnout, ballot counts, and the breakdown of votes. The text does not mention economic development, natural resources, agriculture, forestry, fishing, industry, transport, communication, international trade, health, education, employment, humanitarian aid, or culture directly. However, it does touch on the relationship between Palau and the United States, which could be related to international trade or diplomacy.

**Category**
International trade, Diplomacy