APPENDIX J

U.S. POSSESSIONS AND TERRITORIES:

INFORMATION TABLE

[Reprinted from: Highlights; Office of Territories. Washington, Department of the Interior,

969.]

Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands.. 1951

Independence July 4, 1946.

E.O. 10077, Sept. 7, 1949, as Territory of United States.
amended by E.O. 10137, June

30, 1950, establishing date of
transfer.

E.O. 10264, June 29, 1951......... Territory of United States.

E.O. 9875, July 18, 1947, placed
Trust Territory under the trustee-
ship system of U.N. approved by
Security Council of U.N. on Apr.
2, 1947, and by U.S. Govern-
ment on July 18, 1947 (placed
under Secretary of Navy).

E.O. 10265, June 29, 1951, trans-
fer Trust Territory from Navy to
Interior.

E.O. 10408, Nov. 10, 1952, trans-
ferred Saipan and Tinian to Navy.

E.O. 10470, July 17, 1953, trans-
ferred remaining Islands in
Northern Marianas, except Rota,
to Navy.

E.O. 11021, May 7, 1962, super-
seded all previous orders and
transferred all of Northern Mari-
anas back to Interior.

Under jurisdiction of United States

by agreement with Security Coun cil of U.N.

APPENDIX K

ADMINISTRATION OF SPECIFIC AREAS

[Reprinted from: United States and Outlying Areas. Washington Department of State, Bueau of Intelligence and Research, April 1965. (Geographic Bulletin No. 5.).]

Bonin, Volcano, Parece Vela, Marcus, Rosario Islands. Department of the Navy, Office of Chief of