...permanence of territorial links, without referring to the criteria of nationality and residence, thus: 'The civil rights and political status of the native inhabitants of the territories hereby ceded to the United States shall be determined by the Congress.'456 But although...

...Rico' s status as a territory. White reasoned that the provisions of the Treaty of Paris that allowed "The civil rights and political status of the native inhabitants of the ceded territories to be determined by Congress," negated any intention to incorporate the acquired territories....

...Chamorro people was consistent with the Treaty of Paris, ceding Guam from Spain, which had provided that: "The civil rights and political status of the native inhabitants of the territories hereby ceded to the United , States shall be determined by the Congress." (emphasis provided)...

...the territory and possessions of the United States. Article IX of the 1898 Treaty of Paris states: "The civil rights and political status of the native inhabitants of the territories hereby ceded to the United States shall be determined by the Congress." Mr. Chairman and...

...chain to Germany. 83 It is instructive to note that the Treaty of Paris contained the provision, quote, "the civil rights and political status of the native inhabitants of the territories hereby ceded to the United States shall be determined by the Congress", end of quote. Germany...

...conformity with law, belong to the public domain, and as such belong to the Crown of Spain. Article IX. The civil rights and political status of the native inhabitants of the territories hereby ceded to the United States shall he determined by the Congress. At no time in the...

...to have renounced it and to have adopted the nationality of the territory in which the may reside. The civil rights and political status of the native inhabitants of the territories hereby ceded to the United States shall be determined by the Congress. " | 2. FIRST ORGANIC...

...Pacific Ocean. More importantly though, the second paragraph of Article IX of this Treaty recognized that "[t]he civil rights and political status of the native inhabitants of the territories hereby ceded to the United States shall be determined by the Congress."2 Thus, Article...

...Treaty of Paris, Spain recognized Congress' plenary power over Puerto Rico. See 30 Stat. 1754 (1899) ("The civil rights and political status of the native inhabitants of the territories hereby ceded to the United States shall be determined by Congress."). Since then Congress...

..."discovered" and they were colonized by Europeans. The Treaty of Peace contained a provision that staled, "The civil rights and political status of the native inhabitants of the territories hereby ceded to the United States shall be determined by Congress." Native inhabitants...