Reading Room Document

Micronesian Negotiations

The opinion determines that Congress can relinquish powers over territorial status and give what was once a territory, such as Micronesia, a measure of self-government through a mutual agreement that will bind future Congresses. The OLC does not provide release dates for its opinions, so the release date listed is the date on which the opinion was authored. The original opinion is available at https://justice.gov/olc/file/796066/download.

August 13, 1971