Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands

The Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands ( Trust Territory of the Pacific English Islands, TTPI ) was a Trust Territory, which were passed on 18 July 1947 by the Trusteeship Council of the United Nations the United States to manage. The Trust Territory was previously assigned by a League of Nations to the Japanese Empire mandated territory, the Japanese South Seas mandate.

Off the field eliminated on November 3, 1986, the Federated States of Micronesia, on 22 December 1990 the Republic of the Marshall Islands and Palau on 1 October 1994. The Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in 1978 to one of the outer areas of the United States.

An association agreement exists between the United States and the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands and Palau. The contract shall specify, among other things, that the Pacific states its military defense handed the responsibility of the United States.

History

Until the establishment of the Trust Territory of the conquered by the United States military governors of islands (English: Military Governor ) were ruled. These were the following admirals, Pacific Fleet:

• Chester W. Nimitz, military governor of the Mariana Islands since June 19, 1944
• Raymond A. Spruance, Military Governor of the Marshall Islands, Caroline Islands and the Mariana Islands from 3 February 1946.
• Louis E. Denfeld, Military Governor of the Marshall Islands, the Caroline Islands and the Mariana Islands since 28 February 1947.

After the Trust Territory was established in July 1947, changed the jurisdiction of the United States Department of the Navy to the Interior Ministry and Louis E. Denfeld became the first High Commissioner of the Trust Territory (English: High Commissioner of the Trust Territory ) appointed on 18 July 1947. He was followed to the end of the term of office of the last High Commissioner Janet J. McCoy, on July 10, 1987 more High Commissioners, the jurisdiction changed several times between the two ministries.

The headquarters was located only in Fort Ruger, Honolulu, moved to Guam in 1954 and finally came to Saipan in 1963.

Economy

The state Board of Economic Warfare, which should ensure the supply of the Allies with important raw materials for the war, promoted by its subsidiary organization, the United States Commercial Company ( USCC ) the economy in the trust area. These products bought in the region, such as copra, phosphates, and arts and crafts, and offered in return for imported goods. 1947, the USCC has been replaced by the Iceland Trading Company (ITC ). From 1954, domestic companies were then responsible for the exchange of goods with foreign countries.