APPENDIX VI
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form)
could be readily exploited by separatists
in
Rico as an argument to support a gradual
or
Puerto
accelerated
move away from political equality
the rest of the nation
Those
provisions
option
(U.S.).
a
of the Compact which include
or Micronesia at any time;
national
plan
concurrence of Congress;
U.
S.
with
,
of unilatera] termination thereof by
the U.S.
for
APPENDIX VI
which
the
either
the requirement
must
receive
the
the perpetual right of the
to deny access for security reasons -- these
aspects
will
be
downplayed
by
Puerto
Rico
separatists in favor of stressing the "free" use
of
a
to
bonanza of billions of dollars,
in an appeal
greed
rather than to integrity.
The reaction from
other
ideological sectors will stress the
of losing our close ties to the U.
desire
of no less than
45% of our
S.
prospect
despite
the
population
who
desire equality through statehood.
The
adverse
controversy
capital,
could
very
of
the
well include a
resulting
flight
and
an
upsurge in migration
to
by experienced and highly productive
bers of our professional and managerial sector,
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of
the posponement or cancellation of planned
investment,
Mainland
consequences
85
the
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