plebiscite is about and understand the question on whicl1 you are being asked Lo vote. Secondly, we must satisfy ourselves that all mE~n awl women 1-rhu ar·p Pn\.i1.1Pr1 1-.o vote have an opportunity to express their views freely in the pJebiscite. or i[ they so wish, not to vote at all. --ll-Thirdly, we must see to it that the ballot is secret and thnl. no one can know how anybody else votes. Fourthly, we shall be looking at the polling arrangements, l:lle conntlnq of the votes and the declaration of the results, to see whether all these arrnnqements are fair and in conformity with the \election laws. . I must stress that we are not here to organize the plebiscite. That is a matter solely for the Government of Palau. Nor are we here to make judqemeuts about the Compact of Free Association or to advise you which way t.o vote. Tlw.t is for you to decide. At the end, after we have seen how the plebiscite was conducted, we will write a report on it for the United Nations. So how do we do this? Well, for the greater part of our stay, we s!Jnll be dividing into teams so as to cover as much of the Territory as possible. The details of our programme will be given over the radio. We shalJ. also be meeUng the President, the Vice-President, members of the Congress, as well as l.l1e Referendum Commissioner and his staff. Then, on polling day, we shall be visiting as many of the poJJinq stntions as possible to see how the voting is conducted. After that. ~.re shaJ.J. observe the counting of the votes and the tabulating of the ballots. Then ~-re shaJ.J make our report to the Trusteeship Council at United Nations Headquarters. I know that hope that ,.,e can end, we shall be 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be about an international organization's observation mission for a plebiscite in Palau, focusing on ensuring the voting process is fair and transparent. The mission is not involved in organizing the plebiscite or making judgments about the Compact of Free Association, but rather aims to report on the conduct of the vote to the United Nations.

**Category**
International relations, Humanitarian aid and relief