diff --git a/include/nat.h b/include/nat.h
index a5c4640d..0d0dc192 100644
--- a/include/nat.h
+++ b/include/nat.h
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ struct natstr {
     float nat_level[4];		/* technology, etc */
     short nat_relate[MAXNOC];
     unsigned char nat_contact[MAXNOC];
-    short nat_rejects[(MAXNOC + 3) / 4]; /* four bits for each country */
+    unsigned char nat_rejects[MAXNOC];
     signed char nat_priorities[PRI_MAX+1]; /* budget priority */
     long nat_flags;		/* nation flags */
     char nat_spare[15];
diff --git a/src/lib/commands/add.c b/src/lib/commands/add.c
index c6066a6d..64b7b098 100644
--- a/src/lib/commands/add.c
+++ b/src/lib/commands/add.c
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ add(void)
 	natp->nat_level[NAT_RLEV] = start_research;
 	natp->nat_level[NAT_ELEV] = start_education;
 	natp->nat_level[NAT_HLEV] = start_happiness;
-	for (i = 0; i < MAXNOC / 4; i++)
+	for (i = 0; i < MAXNOC; i++)
 	    natp->nat_rejects[i] = 0;
 	natp->nat_newstim = 0;
 	natp->nat_annotim = 0;
diff --git a/src/lib/common/nat.c b/src/lib/common/nat.c
index 65a5763e..2e1fdcb2 100644
--- a/src/lib/common/nat.c
+++ b/src/lib/common/nat.c
@@ -107,14 +107,7 @@ getrel(struct natstr *np, natid them)
 int
 getrejects(natid them, struct natstr *np)
 {
-    int ind;
-    int shift;
-    int reject;
-
-    ind = them / 4;
-    shift = 12 - ((them - ((them / 4) << 2)) * 4);
-    reject = (np->nat_rejects[ind] >> shift) & 0x0f;
-    return reject;
+    return np->nat_rejects[them];
 }
 
 void
@@ -144,19 +137,10 @@ putrel(struct natstr *np, natid them, int relate)
 void
 putreject(struct natstr *np, natid them, int how, int what)
 {
-    int shift;
-    int newrej;
-    int ind;
-
-    what &= 0x0f;
-    ind = them / 4;
-    shift = 12 - ((them - ((them / 4) << 2)) * 4);
-    newrej = np->nat_rejects[ind];
     if (how)
-	newrej |= (what << shift);
+	np->nat_rejects[them] |= what;
     else
-	newrej &= ~(what << shift);
-    np->nat_rejects[ind] = newrej;
+	np->nat_rejects[them] &= what;
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/lib/global/nsc.c b/src/lib/global/nsc.c
index 637119a3..f53cff35 100644
--- a/src/lib/global/nsc.c
+++ b/src/lib/global/nsc.c
@@ -532,7 +532,9 @@ struct castr nat_ca[] = {
     /* should show mortals whether there's contact (obvious from relations?) */
     {NSC_UCHAR, NSC_DEITY, MAXNOC, fldoff(natstr, nat_contact), "contacts",
      EF_BAD},
-    /* FIXME nat_rejects[], nat_priorities[] */
+    {NSC_UCHAR, 0, MAXNOC, fldoff(natstr, nat_rejects), "rejects",
+     EF_BAD},
+    /* FIXME nat_priorities[] */
     {NSC_LONG, NSC_BITS, 0, fldoff(natstr, nat_flags), "flags",
      EF_NATION_FLAGS},
     {NSC_NOTYPE, 0, 0, 0, NULL, EF_BAD}