National Security Action Memorandum No. 243: Survey Mission for the U.S. Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands

Kennedy, John F. (1963-05-09). National Security Action Memorandum No. 243: Survey Mission for the U.S. Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands. NSAM 243: Survey Mission for the Trust Territory (Report). Washington, DC: The White House. p. 38.

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Abstract: National Security Action Memorandum 243 (1963) directing an interagency survey of political, economic, and social conditions in the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands under Anthony M. Solomon; establishes mandate for the U.S. Government Survey Mission and links development planning to preparation for a future plebiscite on political status; includes mission transmittal, structure of the full report, and summary findings on economic stagnation, limited infrastructure, administrative weaknesses, and low political engagement; outlines proposed capital investment programs (FY1965–1968), political conditioning measures, and administrative reforms; frames U.S. policy objective of guiding Micronesia toward permanent affiliation with the United States within the United Nations trusteeship system.