History of Micronesia: A Collection of Source Documents: Vol. 47 Modern Times, 1945-1998
Levesque, Rodrigue (2008). History of Micronesia: A Collection of Source Documents: Vol. 47 Modern Times, 1945-1998. 47. Gatineau, Québec: Lévesque Publications. ISBN 978-0-920201-47-3.
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Abstract: HOM.47 (1945–1998) assembles documents relating to the post–Second World War political transformation of Micronesia, including the establishment of the United Nations Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands (TTPI) under administration of the United States. The documents refer to developments across the Caroline Islands, Marshall Islands, Palau, and the Northern Mariana Islands, with frequent references to administrative and population centers such as Saipan, Tinian, Rota, Koror, Babeldaob, Yap, Colonia, Pohnpei (Kolonia), Chuuk (Weno/Moen), Kosrae, Majuro, Ebeye, and Jaluit. The materials include reports and correspondence from U.S. Navy Military Government, early Trust Territory administrators, and later civil authorities responsible for governing the islands from headquarters first in Guam and later in Saipan. Additional documents describe the organization of district governments in Yap District, Truk District, Ponape District, Palau District, Marshall Islands District, and the Mariana Islands District, including district centers such as Koror, Kolonia, Moen, and Majuro.
The volume introduces numerous individuals, institutions, and organizations involved in the political administration and development of the Trust Territory. These include officials of the United States Navy, the Trust Territory High Commissioner’s Office, and later civil administration offices responsible for education, public works, and economic development. Missionary and church organizations appear frequently in reports and correspondence, including Capuchin missionaries in the Caroline Islands and Catholic clergy and Protestant missions operating in Palau, Pohnpei, Chuuk, Kosrae, and the Marshall Islands. The documents also refer to emerging local political leaders, district congresses, municipal governments, and advisory councils established under the TTPI administration. References appear to political institutions such as the Congress of Micronesia, district legislatures, and later constitutional conventions held in locations including Saipan, Kolonia, and Koror.
Later documents in the volume trace the political negotiations and constitutional developments that led to the creation of new political entities in Micronesia. These include the formation of the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau, as well as the establishment of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in political union with the United States. Locations appearing frequently in these records include Palikir, Majuro, Koror, Saipan, Yap, Chuuk, and Kosrae, along with references to negotiations conducted in Washington, D.C., Honolulu, and Guam. The documents also refer to institutions such as the United Nations Trusteeship Council, the U.S. Department of the Interior, and regional political organizations involved in negotiations over self-government, constitutional government, and the Compact of Free Association.
