Micronesian Reporter 1966 V14 03
Micronesian Reporter 1966 V14 03. Micronesian Reporter (Report). Saipan, Mariana Islands: Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands. July 1966. p. 20.
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Abstract: Beginning in 1951, the Headquarters for the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands (TTPI) regularly published a magazine that detailed its work in the region. From 1951 through the first issue of 1956, the magazine was known as the Micronesian Monthly; from the second issue of 1956 through the end of the run in 1980, it was known as the Micronesian Reporter. From 1951 through December 1967, publication cycles varied: For the most part, the magazine was produced monthly, though certain issues cover two or more months. Starting in 1968, the magazine was formally shifted to a quarterly publication cycle, which continued through the first quarter of 1980, when publication ceased.
The July 1966 issue highlights the international dimension of Micronesia’s political evolution, with extensive coverage of the United Nations Trusteeship Council’s thirty-second session in New York. High Commissioner M. W. Goding appeared as Special Representative of the Administering Authority, reporting on accelerated progress in education, health, and political development, including the successful first general election of the Congress of Micronesia. The U.S. delegation was headed by Ambassador Dwight Dickinson, joined by Bailey Olter of Pohnpei, who served as Micronesian Advisor, along with Chief Petrus Mailo and Raymond Setik of Chuuk and Juan B. Blanco of Saipan, who participated as Leader Grantees on a State Department-sponsored study tour.
Notable features include Bailey Olter’s speech before the Trusteeship Council, where he stressed Micronesians’ preference for cautious, steady progress toward self-government rather than rushing into status changes. The issue also profiles the careers of Chief Petrus Mailo, longtime leader in Moen (now Weno), and Raymond Setik of the Mortlock Islands, both of whom held district and territorial leadership roles. Leo Falcam of Pohnpei is noted as the first Micronesian to receive a Parvin Fellowship at Princeton’s Woodrow Wilson School. The High Commissioner’s report to the Trusteeship Council also referenced economic initiatives, including a two-year contract with a U.S. development firm, expansion of tuna exports by Van Camp’s operations in Palau, and record copra production across the territory.
Individuals and organizations highlighted include Amata Kabua (Marshall Islands), Tosiwo Nakayama (Pohnpei), and Andon Amaraich (Chuuk), all mentioned as part of the new congressional leadership. The Trusteeship Council praised the Congress of Micronesia as “the greatest single step forward” in the territory’s political development. Traditional leaders and educators were also cited in district news, alongside growing participation of Micronesians in senior administrative posts such as Assistant District Administrators and legal officers. Together, the issue underscores both international recognition of Micronesia’s progress and the rise of a new generation of political and administrative leaders.
Volume Fourteen, Number Three (1966) Index:
Ambassador 7 – 8, 19
Babelthuap (also "Babeldaob") 21
Chigiy 19
China 17
Congress 4, 7, 9, 16, 18 – 19
Congress Of Micronesia 4, 7, 9, 16, 18 – 19
Delegation 19
Ebeye 17
Economic 18
Education 19
Guam 6
Interior 19
Japan 6 – 7, 17
Japanese 15
Kusaie (later termed "Kosrae")16
Kwajalein 16 – 17
Majuro 16 – 17
Mariana Islands 21 – 22
Marshall Islands 16, 21
Navy 15
Nuuan 19
Palau 19, 21
Peace Corps 7
Polynesian 17
Pulap (also "Pollap") 21
Tourism 19
Truk (later termed "Chuuk") 4, 11 – 13, 15, 17, 21
Ulithi 11
United Nations 6 – 7, 19, 22
Weaving 14
Winham 20
World War 6 – 7, 12, 15
Yap 7 – 8, 19
Yokwe 16
