COMMITTEE ON INTERIOR AND INSULAR AFFAIRS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES WAYNE N. ASPINALL, Colorado, Chairman JAMES A. HALEY, Florida ROBERT W. KASTENMEIER, Wisconsin NICK BEGICH, Alaska JAMES ABOUREZK, South Dakota JOHN P. SAYLOR, Pennsylvania, SAM STEIGER, Arizona SIDNEY L. MCFARLAND, Staff Director and Chief Clerk LEWIS A. SIGLER, Counsel CHARLES LEPPERT, Jr., Minority Counsel JAMES A. HALEY ROY A. TAYLOR THOMAS S. FOLEY WILLIAM F. RYAN PATSY T. MINK LLOYD MEEDS BILL D. BURLISON TERRITORIAL AND INSULAR AFFAIRS ROBERT G. STEPHENS, JR. JOSEPH P. VIGORITO TENO RONCALIO NICK BEGICH NOTE. PHILLIP BURTON, Chairman DON H. CLAUSEN WILLIAM G. THOMAS, Consultant on Territorial and Insular Affairs The chairman, Hon. Wayne N. Aspinall, and the ranking minority member, Hon. John P. Saylor, are ex officio members of this subcommittee. (II) CONTENTS Statements: Loesch, Hon. Harrison, Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Public Status of the trust territory: Department of State statement on Marianas secession_. Eleventh Guam Legislature, Resolution No. 134_.. Eleventh Guam Legislature, Resolution No. 258. Third Mariana Islands District Legislature, Resolution No. 12-1970- Third Mariana Islands District Legislature, Resolution No. 30-1971_ Report of the Drafting Committee, United Nations Trusteeship Letter by Harrison A. Loesch, Assistant Secretary for Land Manage- Greenwald, Jon, attorney, to Hon. Hugh L. Carey, dated April 16, Halsted, David C., LO/UNP, Department of State, to Thomas L. Whittington, staff assistant, Office of the Assistant Secretary, De- partment of the Interior, dated May 26, 1971 (memorandum) Loesch, Hon. Harrison, Assistant Secretary of the Interior, to Hon. Phillip Burton, dated May 11, 1971, response to inquiry of April 28.- Loesch, Hon. Harrison, Assistant Secretary of the Interior, to Hon. Phillip Burton, dated May 11, 1971, information on tax benefits and requirements for local hire of American Samoa Bulova Watch Loesch, Hon. Harrison, Assistant Secretary of the Interior, to Hon. Phillip Burton, dated May 11, 1971, containing information regard- ing agreement between Harvey Alumina and the Virgin Islands Van Cleve, Mrs. Ruth G., Director, Office of Territories, Department of the Interior, to Hess Oil & Chemical Corp., Perth Amboy, N.J., 116 Additional information: Agreement between the government of the Virgin Islands and the Harvey Alumina Virgin Islands, Inc., dated January 1, 1962____ Government of the Virgin Islands-Summary of selected data on grants of tax exemption and subsidy and subsidies paid by fiscal years (table). Hess Oil Co., Submerged Lands permit No. 3. Amendment No. 1 to Submerged Lands Permit No. 3. U.S. Department of the Interior, Office of Territories, major areas of |