COMMITTEE ON INTERIOR AND INSULAR AFFAIRS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES WAYNE N. ASPINALL, Colorado, Chairman JAMES A. HALEY, Florida JOHN P. SAYLOR, Pennsylvania, ED EDMONDSON, Oklahoma Ranking Minority Member WALTER S. BARING, Nevada CRAIG HOSMER, California ROY A. TAYLOR, North Carolina JOE SKUBITZ, Kansas HAROLD T. JOHNSON, California JOHN KYL, Iowa MORRIS K. UDALL, Arizona SAM STEIGER, Arizona PHILLIP BURTON, California JAMES A. MCCLURE, Idaho THOMAS S. FOLEY, Washington DON H. CLAUSEN, California ROBERT W. KASTENMEIER, Wisconsin PHILIP E. RUPPE, Michigan JAMES G. O'HARA, Michigan JOHN N. HAPPY CAMP, Oklahoma WILLIAM F. RYAN, New York MANUEL LUJAN, JR., New Mexico PATSY T. MINK, Hawaii SHERMAN P. LLOYD, Utah JAMES KEE, West Virginia JOHN DELLENBACK, Oregon LLOYD MEEDS, Washington KEITH G. SEBELIUS, Kansas ABRAHAM KAZEN, JR., Texas JAMES D. McKEVITT, Colorado BILL D. BURLISON, Missouri JOHN H. TERRY, New York (Resident Commissioner) SIDNEY L. MCFARLAND, Staff Director and Chief Clerk LEWIS A. SIGLER, Counsel TERRITORIAL AND INSULAR AFFAIRS PHILLIP BURTON, Chairman JAMES A. HALEY DON H, CLAUSEN ROY A. TAYLOR CRAIG HOSMER THOMAS S. FOLEY JOE SKUBITZ WILLIAM F. RYAN PHILIP E. RUPPE PATSY T. MINK MANUEL LUJAN, JR. LLOYD MEEDS KEITH G. SEBELIUS BILL D. BURLISON JAMES D. MCKEVITT JORGE L. CORDOVA WILLIAM G. THOMAS, Consultant on Territorial and Insular Affairs NOTE.—The chairman, Hon. Wayne N. Aspinall, and the ranking minority member, Hon. John P. Saylor, are ex officio members of this subcommittee. (II) CONTENTS Page 4 Statements: Erb, Richard L., president, Virgin Islands Hotel Association. ment of the Interior.. Loesch, Hon. Harrison, Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Public Virgin Islands Hotel Association, presented by Richard L. Erb, American Samoa, Constitution.. Puerto Rico, Constitution of the Commonwealth. Trust Territory of the Pacific: Trusteeship agreement for the U.S. Trust Territory of the Secretarial Order No. 2918, Amendment No. 1. Secretarial Order No. 2918, Amendment No. 2. Status of the trust territory: Department of State statement on Marianas secession.. Council, June 15, 1971. ment, to Hon. Phillip Burton, dated June 9, 1971. Greenwald, Jon, attorney, to Hon. Hugh L. Carey, dated April 16, 1970 Whittington, staff assistant, Office of the Assistant Secretary, De- (plus statement)-- 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., 33 38 32 116 32 116 140 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. Amendment No. 2 to Submerged Lands Permit No. 3.- responsibility 21 22 25 27 6 |