ee, * ' or a A tone gg Fe re wl a : rw toffeecaeS pn ir red a! aRnb gF of a The position of Special Assistant to f onl vated and filled by a Micronesian who j the ] formerly was Assistant District Admin- istrator for Administration of Ponape. Two new boards established by law by the Congress of Micronesia—the Trust Territory Personnel Board and the Social Security System Board—were appointed and began functioning. A Planning Programming Budgeting System office, to provide for longrange program planning, was established and is headed by the Program Analysis Officer. The position of Planning Coordinator was created to coordinate physical planning. A Claims Officer was added to the staff of the Attorney General to assemble and process claims against the United States for post-secure World War II damages. oF / ¥, 4] a4 4 1 af! | &3a i d a! a” ' Hi: ad” 4 7 fi 1 7} . af 4. 1 a . ‘4 * 4 a i! i , } 4 j an andes eget bea ue ne oe ! 4 High Commissioner was reacti- } In addition, the following senior positions were filled: Attorney Gen- eral, Juvenile Officer, Finance Officer, Director of Property and Supply, Director of Public Works, Chief of Operations and Maintenance, Assistant Director of Public Health, Director of Economic Development, Director of Transportation, Assistant District Administrator for Administration of Ponape, and Assistant District Admin-. istrator for Public Affairs of Truk (temporary appointment). The annual conference of district administrators was held in October 1967, discussing principally social security and retirement programs plus the political, economic, educational and general future of the Territory. Relationship with the Congress of Micronesia The High Commissioner’s relationship with the Congress of Micronesiais 20 established by Secretarial Order N 2882. Section 4 provides that at ar time during a legislative session, t! High Commissioner may submit pr posed legislation to the Congress. Section 5 provides that, befo finally submitting to the Secretary « the Interior the annual requests f< U.S. funds for the government of th Territory, the High Commissionc present a preliminary budget plan 1 the Congress of Micronesia. The pla. outlines the proposed requests for U.S funds as well as the High Commis sioner’s requests to the Congress o Micronesia for appropriation of fund raised pursuant to Territory revenut laws. The Congress reviews and ma} make recommendations on those por. tions of the plan which relate tc expenditures of funds to be appro priated by the U.S. Congress. The High Commissioner must transmit to the Secretary of the Interior any recommendations he does not adopt. The Congress of Micronesia may take whatever actions it deems advisable on the High Commissioner’s requests for appropriations of locally derived revenues. Section 14 provides that the High Commissioner has the power to approve or disapprove every bill passed by the Congress. He may also disapprove items of appropriation of money within bills otherwise approved. He must veto within 10 consecutive calendar days, unless the Congress, by adjournment, prevents the return of a bill; otherwise it becomeslaw. If adjournment prevents the return of a bill, it becomes law if the High Commissioner signs it within 30 days after it has been presented to him. The Congress may repass a bill vetoed by the High Commissioner after the session at which it was originally passed, but not later than 14 Part V—Political Advancement > rt ‘i