Samoan Elected Governor: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Territorial and Insular Affairs..., 92-2, on H.R. 11523 and H.R. 12493..., March 23, 1972 |
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... honorable committee greetings from your fellow Americans and people of American Samoa . Geographically the territory is several thousands of miles from the Nation's Capital far away in the vast Pacific Ocean . Yet , ladies and gentlemen ...
... honorable committee greetings from your fellow Americans and people of American Samoa . Geographically the territory is several thousands of miles from the Nation's Capital far away in the vast Pacific Ocean . Yet , ladies and gentlemen ...
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... honorable subcommittee were making plans for scheduling the election of a Governor in American Samoa- 1. Would it be enough to schedule 25 years for preparation ? 2. Would 50 years be long enough ? 3. I submit to you that 72 years is ...
... honorable subcommittee were making plans for scheduling the election of a Governor in American Samoa- 1. Would it be enough to schedule 25 years for preparation ? 2. Would 50 years be long enough ? 3. I submit to you that 72 years is ...
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... honorable committee , we are very sorry that your committee wrote us a letter that you were not coming down . The people of Samoa are very pleased to see more Members of the Congress come down to Samoa because as we up here with the ...
... honorable committee , we are very sorry that your committee wrote us a letter that you were not coming down . The people of Samoa are very pleased to see more Members of the Congress come down to Samoa because as we up here with the ...
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... honorable chairman last fall . Shortly thereafter , I was informed of a trip to American Samoa by the committee last November . In a letter to the honorable chairman , I expressed my full support and cooperation for the visit and gladly ...
... honorable chairman last fall . Shortly thereafter , I was informed of a trip to American Samoa by the committee last November . In a letter to the honorable chairman , I expressed my full support and cooperation for the visit and gladly ...
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... honorable committee , it is with regret that I inform you that the views of the people of Amer- ican Samoa have not been communicated to me . Furthermore , " spe- cific authority , " as required by law has not yet been delegated to me ...
... honorable committee , it is with regret that I inform you that the views of the people of Amer- ican Samoa have not been communicated to me . Furthermore , " spe- cific authority , " as required by law has not yet been delegated to me ...
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Page 84 - President of the United States of America, have caused the said Convention to be made public, to the end that the same and every article and clause thereof may be observed and fulfilled with good faith by the United States and the citizens thereof.
Page 84 - In faith whereof, we. the respective Plenipotentiaries, have signed this Convention, and have hereunto affixed our seals. Done, at Washington, the nineteenth day of April.
Page 96 - Until Congress shall provide for the government of such islands all the civil, judicial and military powers exercised by the officers of the existing government in said islands shall be vested in such person or persons and shall be exercised in such manner as the President of the United States shall direct; and the President shall have power to remove said officers and fill the vacancies so occasioned.
Page 80 - Spain; and the ratifications shall be exchanged at Washington within six months from the date hereof, or earlier if possible. In faith whereof, we, the respective Plenipotentiaries, have signed this treaty and have hereunto affixed our seals. Done in duplicate at Paris, the tenth day of December, in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety-eight.
Page 63 - Congress, all the military, civil, and judicial powers exercised by the officers of the existing government of the same shall be vested in such person or persons and shall be exercised in such manner as the President of the United States shall direct for maintaining and protecting the inhabitants of Louisiana in the free enjoyment of their liberty, property, and religion.
Page 70 - Spain; the President of the French Republic; His Majesty the King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and of the British Dominions beyond the Seas, Emperor of India; His Majesty the King of Italy; His...
Page 21 - Members of the United Nations which have or assume responsibilities for the administration of territories whose peoples have not yet attained a full measure of self-government recognize the principle that the interests of the inhabitants of these territories...
Page 102 - If any bill presented to the Governor contain several items of appropriation of money, he may object to one or more of such items while approving of the other portion of the bill. In such case, he shall append to the bill, at the time of signing it, a statement of the items to which he objects; and the appropriation so objected to shall not take effect.
Page 99 - Treason against the State shall consist only in levying war against it, adhering to its enemies, or giving them aid and comfort. No person shall be convicted of treason unless on the evidence of two witnesses to the same overt act, or confession in open Court.
Page 96 - Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to be expended at the discretion of the President of the United States of America, for the purpose of carrying this joint resolution into effect.