National Security and Self-Determination: United States Policy in Micronesia (1961-1972)

by Howard P. Willens and Deanne C. Siemer

After World War II, the United States assumed responsibilities for the Northern Mariana Islands, the Caroline Islands, and the Marshall Islands under a 1947 trusteeship agreement with the United Nations. The United States had the obligation to prepare these Micronesians for self-government or independence after termination of the trusteeship, but the Interior, State, and Defense Departments paid little attention to this question until 1961.

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0275969142
• ISBN13: 9780275969141
• Release Date: June 2000
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 1.41 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.4" x 9.5"