Administering Authority to implement it. Part of the $750,000 in medical supplies donated by the Japanese Government would also be devoted to that purpose. Finally, a number of improvements to the infrastructure, utilities and educational facilities on Ebeye had been made with financial assistance from the Administering Authority. 115. In education, the focus had been on the inclusion of indigenous culture and language in the elementary-level curriculum and the expansion of school facilities. In accordance with the Saipan Accords of 1983, the Government had taken steps to establish a nursing school in Majuro which would be part of the College of Micronesia. -16- 116. Referring to some of the issues raised by petitioners, the Special Adviser stated that it had not yet been determined whether Ejit Island, on which some inhabitants of Bikini Atoll had been resettled, was public land. Whatever the outcome of the legal research on that question, the policy of the Marshall Islands Government was to return public lands to those having rights to the land under Marshallese traditions and customs. 117. The Special Adviser dismissed the suggestion that section 177 of the compact of free association was invalid,because the Bikinians had not signed it. The Compact had been signed by the Marshall Islands Government on behalf of all the Marshallese people and’approved b$ the people in a plebiscite. Hence the question of one special interest group signing the agreement was irrelevant. 118. The Special Adviser pointed out that under section 177 of the compact, the people of Enewetak would receive $3.25 million each year for a period of 15 years. In addition, the Administering Authority had made significant efforts to replant Enewetak Atoll. 119. The Special Adviser said that no parallel could be drawn between the nuclear 
**Analysis**
The text discusses various aspects of the Marshall Islands' development, including the implementation of medical supplies, education, infrastructure improvements, and nuclear issues. It also mentions the return of public lands and the compensation of affected communities. These topics suggest a broader focus on the well-being of the Marshallese people and the development of their society.

**Category**
Health, Education, Humanitarian aid and relief, Culture