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This typed nine-page document contains a statement from the U.S. People's Delegation presented at a session of the Decolonization Committee of the United Nations. The statement describes the history of the United States' exploitation of Puerto Rico and the methods it has used to make Puerto Rico completely dependent on the United States for survival. It urges support for measures that would grant power to the Puerto Rican people to determine their own future and provides a list of people and organizations who endorse the statement.
Publication Date
8-14-1979
Document Type
Report
Keywords
Puerto Rico, independence, colonialism, United Nations Decolonization Committee, United States Congress, self-determination
Language
English
Disciplines
Indigenous Studies | Native American Studies | Political History | Social History | United States History
Recommended Citation
Delegation, United States People's, "Statement from the U.S. People's Delegation to the Special Committee on the Situation with Regard to the Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries, August 14, 1979" (1979). American Indian Movement and Activism. 22.
https://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/john_thomas_aim/22
Rights Statement
This item is made available as part of the Welcome Home Project for educational purposes only. It is not to be distributed for commercial use.
Identifier
Box 11, Folder 4, Item A
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Indigenous Studies Commons, Native American Studies Commons, Political History Commons, Social History Commons, United States History Commons
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