» Sawaichi, for Public ', Jr. acsioner. The Micronesian News Ser vice was established to provide com prehensive news coverage of the Fourth Regular Session of the Congress of Mic ronesia The staff of 12 includes sev en Micronesian trainees from all districts. STATUS OFTHE TERRITORY AND ITS INHABITANTS = Natural l 1968 Sing damage such as this to a school in Saipan. Ove Over $15 million in *mergency funds have been ma de available for est oration. Ratan ong disaster S continue to hinder the Territory development. T yph ’5 oon Jean struck Truk and the Mariana Islands in . Aor prii Status of the Territory The legal status of the Territory is defined by: (a) The trusteeship agreement between the United States and the United Nations Security Council which entered into force on July 18, 1947, under which the United States administers the Territory. (b) United States Public Law 451, June 30, 1954, as amended, which states that until Congress determines otherwise, the President shail provide for the civil administration of the Territory. (c) Executive Order No. 11021 of High Commissioner and the judicial authority vested in the courts of the Trust Territory. (e) Secretary of the Interior’s Order No. 2882 of September 28, 1964, as amended, creating the Con- gress of Micronesia and grantingto it certain legislative authority. (f) United States Public Law 90-16, signed May 10, 1967, providing for appointment of the High Commissioner by the President by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. (g) The Trust Territory Code of December 22, 1952, as revised on October 10, 1966, and amendments. the President of the United, States, (h) Public laws enacted by the Congress of Micronesia not included in the Code. Territory. Status of Inhabitants signed May 7, 1962, placing in the Secretary of the Interior responsibility for the civil administration of the (d) Secretary of the Interior’s Order No. 2876 of January 30, 1964, describing the nature and extent of executive authority exercised by the The Trust Territory Code defines citizens of the Territory as all persons born in the Territory except those who, though born in the Territory, at Fiscal Year 1968 FTAA AE a cen capyee ne ee 22 NTRE YGee TTT 9 A A TE RS ee 9 -— ad AN f the U.N, ator Isaac