Puerto Rico, 1963: Hearings Before the Subcommiteee on Territorial and Insular Affairs of the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, House of Representatives, Eighty-eighth Congress, First Session, on H.R. 5945 [and Other] Bills to Establish a Procedure for the Prompt Settlement, in a Democratic Manner, of the Political Status of Puerto Rico. May 16 and 17, 1963U.S. Government Printing Office, 1963 - Broj stranica: 314 Committee Serial No. 3. Considers legislation to establish the U.S.-Puerto Rico Compact Commission to draft a proposed compact of permanent union between the U.S. and Puerto Rico. |
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amendment American citizens approved Assembly of Puerto bar association believe bill CASEY Chairman citizens of Puerto colonial committee Commonwealth of Puerto Commonwealth status Compact Commission Congressman Constitution draft economic election establish expressed favor feel FELIU FERNÓS-ISERN final fiscal formula GARCIA gentleman GILL going government of Puerto Governor Muñoz granted hearings income island joint resolution Jones law juridical Latin America Legislative Assembly Legislature of Puerto matter ment million monwealth O'BRIEN Party percent permanent and irrevocable permanent union plebiscite political status Popular Democratic Party present President principles problem procedure proposed compact Public Law 600 Puerto Rico question referendum relationship represent Rican Rico's SAYLOR SEIDMAN self-determination self-government Senate sovereign sovereignty statehood or independence statement status of Puerto subcommittee submitted territory Thank tion TORO TRILLA U.S. citizens U.S. Congress U.S. Constitution United Nations vote WESTLAND
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Stranica 126 - Immediate steps shall be taken, in Trust and Non-Self-Governing Territories or all other territories which have not yet attained independence, to transfer all powers to the peoples of those Territories, without any conditions or reservations, in accordance with their freely expressed will and desire, without any distinction as to race, creed or colour, in order to enable them to enjoy complete independence and freedom.
Stranica 118 - A Non-Self-Governing Territory can be said to have reached a full measure of self-government by : (a) Emergence as a sovereign independent State; (b) Free association with an independent State; or (c) Integration with an independent State.
Stranica 2 - Commission until expended. (o) The Commission is authorized to appoint and fix the compensation of a staff director, and such additional personnel as may be necessary to enable it to carry out its functions.
Stranica 278 - ... the President of the United States shall by proclamation withdraw and surrender all right of possession, supervision, jurisdiction, control, or sovereignty then existing and exercised by the United States in and over the territory and people of the Philippine Islands, including all military and other reservations of the government of the United States...
Stranica 292 - We consider as determining factors in our life our citizenship of the United States of America and our aspiration continually to enrich our democratic heritage in the individual and collective enjoyment of its rights and privileges...
Stranica 251 - Philippines (except such naval reservations and fueling stations as are reserved under section 5), and, on behalf of the United States, shall recognize the independence of the Philippine Islands as a separate and self-governing nation and acknowledge the authority and control over the same of the government instituted by the people thereof, under the constitution then in force.
Stranica 106 - Article VII. This Agreement shall then be proclaimed by the President of the United States and by the President of the Philippines, and shall enter into force on the day following the date of such proclamations, or, if they are issued on different dates, on the day following the later in date. 2. This Agreement shall have no effect after July 3, 1974. It may be terminated by either the United States or the Philippines...
Stranica 187 - The assurance of the permanence and irrevocability of the union between the United States and Puerto Rico on the basis of common citizenship, common defense, common currency, free market, common loyalty to the values of democracy, and of such other conditions as may be considered, in the compact, of mutual benefit to the United States and Puerto Rico.
Stranica 251 - States shall by proclamation withdraw and surrender all right of possession, supervision, jurisdiction, control, or sovereignty then existing and exercised by the United States in and over the territory and people of the Philippine Islands, including all military and other reservations of the Government of the United States in the Philippines (except such naval reservations and fueling stations as are reserved under section 5...
Stranica 250 - ' the Congress shall have power to exercise exclusive legislation in all cases whatsoever" over the District of Columbia.