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Pacific Islands Monthly, 1 March 1960Vol. XXX, No. 8

merican Samoa’s

p. 69 · Read in the full issue

Future

A constitutional law committee £ been holding a series of ssions in Pago Pago recently th the purpose of framing a mstitution for American imoa.

The two legislative heads, the i strict Governors, Chief stice and Attorney-General, d some others, have been de ting various points.

One of the administrative anges so far approved con ;rns a new appointment, vmoan leaders have urged that Samoan chief should be act g-Governor in the absence the Governor. The secretary the Government at present kes the post of acting-Gov nor.

The Samoan chiefs have now reed to the appointment of a cretary of Samoan Affairs, lected from one of the three \moan District Governors, to ind third-in-line with the wernor, and the appointment s been recommended to the '.cretary of the Interior in ashington, who will give a ling on the powers of this f icial.