Series 3: Box 7B2 (2)

Subseries Item Notes Date 15 Folder Number
CNMI Projects 1999-2002 Stanley T. Torres and Jeanne H. Rayphand v. Froilan C. Tenorio, et al., Memorandum Decision and Order Denying Motions to Dismiss and for Summary Judgement, Civil Action No. 95-0390   1995 1
CNMI Projects 1999-2002 Email correspondence between Jon Van Dyke and David Collins regarding the Ninth Circuit reversing the Guam Supreme Court's holding about sacramental use of marijuana. Enclosed: People of Guam v. Benny Toves Guerrero, No. 00-71247   2002 2
CNMI Projects 1999-2002 Robert A. Bisom v. Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, et al., Memorandum, No. 96-17369 D.C. No. CV-95-00042-ARM   1998 3
CNMI Projects 1999-2002 Pedro M. Aguon v. Marianas Public Land Corporation, et al., Order on Defendant Division of Public Land's Motion for Summary Judgement and Motion to Strike, Civil Action No. 96-363   1999 4
CNMI Projects 1999-2002 Stanley T. Torres v. Marianas Public Land Corporation and Nakamoto Enterprises, Ltd., Opinion, Appeal No. 92-004, CIV. A. No. 91-1095   1992 5
CNMI Projects 1999-2002 Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands House of Representatives Bill Directory, Public Law 13-017 (H.B. 13-001). Current Status: Approved   1/6/2003 6
CNMI Projects 1999-2002 Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Council for the Humanities Memorandum to Judge Edward Manibusan, etc. from Isaac Magoina regarding minutes of the first meeting on "Balancing Indigenous Rights With Constitutional Responsibility"   6/18/1997 7
CNMI Projects 1999-2002 Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Council for the Humanities Memorandum to Lt. Governor Borja, etc. from Ron Barrineau regarding recap of second meeting on "Balancing Indigenous Rights With Constitutional Responsibilities"   8/4/1997 8
CNMI Projects 1999-2002 Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Council of the Humanities evaluation form. Series of Three Public Forums. Celebrating Freedom: Understanding, Protecting and Preserving our Rights in a Democratic Society. The Second Forum: "Balancing Indigenous Rights with Constitutional Responsibilities"   8/22/1997 9
CNMI Projects 1999-2002 JP Construction Corp. information regarding the Commonwealth leasing property to the United States for 50 years and additional terms and conditions     10
CNMI Projects 1999-2002 Notes regarding a goal to have the interest income from the MPLT investments to go to a separate trust account for indigenous people of the CNMI and questions about constitutional amendment     11
CNMI Projects 1999-2002 Resume and professional background information - Stephen C. Woodruff     12
CNMI Projects 1999-2002 Jon Van Dyke's Business License, Department of Commerce, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. Saipan, Mariana Island   3/4/1999 13
Guam Fax correspondence from Margo Miller to Mike Pignato regarding Government of Guam, Guam Economic Development Authority v. United States, Brief for the Federal Appellees, No. 97-17140 (case enclosed)   3/24/1998 14
Guam "Guam's Quest for an Autonomous Judicial Branch," Second Year Seminar paper by Judith Hattori   Spring, 1996 15
Guam Letter correspondence from Jon Van Dyke to Leland R. Bettis regarding the status of Guam's drive to achieve self-determination and a Commonwealth status and Handwritten letter to Jon Van Dyke from Leland R. Bettis   3/10/1992, 11/05/1991 16
Guam Newspaper article regarding a program for law students in Guam and statement from Senator Pilar Lujan     17
Guam Honolulu Star-Bulletin article, "Guam: 1973 ruling on abortion doesn't apply"   4/19/1990 18
Guam The Status of Guam Under U.S. Law PBDC Draft   12/17/1987 19
Guam The Applicability of Federal Law to Guam by Arnold H. Leibowitz     20
Guam Letter correspondence from John Briscoe to Jon Van Dyke regarding a copy of the opening brief in the Ninth Circuit in the Guam case   11/4/1998 21
Guam The Government of Guam, the Guam Economic Development Authority v. The United States of America, et al., Appellant's Opening Brief, No. 97-17140   1/30/1998 22
Guam The Government of Guam, the Guam Economic Development Authority v. The United States of America, et al., Case, No. 97-17140   1999 23
Guam The Honolulu Advertiser article, "Congress may block new bill for Guam"   1/15/1997 24
Guam Commission on Decolonization Media Release. US and Guam reach agreement in consultations on Guam Resolution before the United Nations   11/9/1998 25
Guam United Nations General Assembly Special Committee on the Situation with regard to the Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples. Questions of Guam, Resolution adopted by the Special Committee at its 1499th meeting on 11 August 1998   8/17/1998 26
Guam Angel Santos and The Chamorro Nation v. Joseph F. ADA, Governor of Guam, Special Proceedings, Case No. SP0083-92   1992 27
Guam Facsimile correspondence from Michael Phillips/Mike Bordallo to Jon Van Dyke regarding Chamorro Nation (copy of motion to dismiss counterclaim enclosed)   2/12/1993 28
Guam Agreements from the Federal Interagency Task Force on the Guam Commonwealth Bill and the Guam Commission on Self-Determination that will underlie the defense consultation provisions of the Guam Commonwealth Bill   7/12/1990 29
Guam "Federal Law on Guam: Necessity or Unwarranted Intrusion?" by Gerald W. Berkley, University of Guam. Abstract of paper to be presented at the 84th Annual Convention of the Pacific Branch of the American Historical Association; August 14-18, 1991; Kona, Hawaii     30
Guam "How Commonwealth Will Affect You" pamphlet by Joseph F. Ada, Governor of Guam. A Comparison Between Guam as a U.S. Possession and Guam as a Commonwealth     31
Guam Letter correspondence from Si Yu'os Ma'ase' to Jon Van Dyke regarding a copy of the Decision and Order in the Chamorro Land Trust Act Case   3/16/1993 32
Guam Angel Santos and The Chamorro Nation v. Joseph F. Ada, Governor of Guam, Decision and Order on petitioners' writ of mandate respondent's motion to dismiss petitioners' writ of mandate and motion for summary judgement, Special Proceedings Case No. SP0083-92   1993 33
Guam Pacific News article, "Before voting on status, we should first know what each choice brings to table"   2/27/2000 34
Guam "Guam's Commonwealth Quest" booklet, Presentation of The Honorable Joseph F. Ada Governor of Guam, Chairman Guam Commission on Self Determination Commonwealth Hearings   12/1989 35
Wake Island Jon Van Dyke's notes regarding Nevills, Moore, and Rydell   5/12/1995 36
Wake Island "The Kingdom of Enen Kio Atoll A Pacific Island Sanctuary" brochure; Kermit Rydell business card, State Secretary, Minister of Interior     37
Wake Island Letter correspondence from Kermit Rydell to Jon Van Dyke regarding progress on the status and future of Wake Island (Declaration of Sovereignty, Affidavit of Fair Notice, Declaration of Commercial Value and Demand for Payment)   2/22/1995 38
Wake Island News Release (for immediate release) regarding regaining occupation of King Murjel Hermios' ancestral lands and U.S. illegal seizure of islands   11/21/1994 39
Wake Island Letter correspondence from Dana Taschner to Jon Van Dyke regarding History of Wake Island being claimed by the U.S., concluding that the U.S. has the more bona fide over Wake Island     40
Wake Island Franklin D. Roosevelt's Executive Order Placing Certain Islands in the Pacific Ocean Under the Control and Jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Navy   12/29/1934 41
Wake Island An Act to extend the jurisdiction of the U.S. District Court, Territory of Hawaii, over the Midway Islands, Wake Island, Johnston Island, Sand Island, Kingman Reef, Kure Island, Baker Island, Howland Island, and Jarvis Island, and for other purposes   8/13/1940 42
Wake Island Micronesia Reporter, 4th Quarter, "Enen-kio Island of the Kio Flower" by Dwight Heine and Jon A. Anderson   1971 43
Wake Island Jon Van Dyke's notes regarding Robert Moore trust owning 1/3 of Marshall Islands, Native Rights Act, King Inokio, etc.   2/6/1990 44
Wake Island Press Release (for immediate release) regarding the dangers of the Wake Island missile testing program   2/25/1994 45
Wake Island "Chamoru Self-Determination" by Mark C. Charfauros and Mark Charfauros personal information     46
Wake Island Ayuda Foundation Micronesia Medical Missions brochure and Carlotta Leon Guerro business card     47
Guam 2003 Guam's Future Political Status: An Argument for Free Association with U.S. Citizenship by Hannah M.T. Gutierrez     48
Guam 2003 The Government of Guam, ex rel. the Guam Economic Development Authority v. The United States of America, et al., Case, No. 97-17140   1999 49
Guam 2003 "Respeta I Taotao Tano" The Recognition and Establishment of the Self-Determination and Sovereign Rights of the Indigenous Chamorros of Guam Under International, Federal, and Local Law     50
Guam - Chamorro Self-Determination Angel Santos and the Chamorro Nation v. Joseph F. Ada, Governor of Guam, Special Proceedings, Case No. SP0083-92. Memorandum of Points and Authorities in Support of Motion to Dismiss Petition for Writ of Mandamus/in the Alternative Motion for Summary Judgement   1992 51
Guam - Chamorro Self-Determination Letter correspondence from Michael F. Phillips to Jon Van Dyke regarding copies of the Chamorro Land Trust Act, the Government's opposition memorandum, and the reply memorandum   5/28/1992 52
Guam - Chamorro Self-Determination 21 GCA Chapter 75 - Chamorro Land Trust Commission Chapter 75   1989 53
Guam - Chamorro Self-Determination Fax correspondence from Jon Van Dyke to Michael F. Phillips regarding Jon Van Dyke's feedback on Phillips' memo, Chamorro Land Trust Act, and suggestions to reference Morton v. Mancari in Phillips' brief   6/1/1992 54
Guam Commonwealth Act Pacific Daily News article, "Draft articles are revised, self-determination left to a future constitution"   10/1987 55
Guam Commonwealth Act The Guam Tribune article, "Constitutional convention bill is filed"   10/13/1987 56
Guam Commonwealth Act The Guam Commission on Self-Determination 1985-86 Micronesian Area Research Center, University of Guam   12/1986 57
Guam Commonwealth Act The Guam Tribune article, "Blaz discusses approach method"   11/20/1987 58
Guam Commonwealth Act Guam's Future Political Status: An Argument for Free Association with U.S. Citizenship; Asian-Pacific Law and Policy Journal; Vol. 4, Issue 1   Winter 2003 59
Guam Commonwealth Act Pacific Daily News article, "Questions on the Second Plebiscite"   10/19/1987 60
Guam Commonwealth Act The Guam Tribune articles regarding Article 1. "Creation of the Commonwealth and Full Self-Government" and "What does Section 101 say?"   10/13/1987
10/20/1987
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Guam Commonwealth Act Pacific Daily News and The Guam Tribune articles regarding Article 7, Guam Immigration Authority. Information on Sections 701 and 702 of Article 7   10/12-28/1987 62
Guam Commonwealth Act The Guam Tribune article, "Strong opposition against Articles 1,7 emerging"   10/27/1987 63
Guam Commonwealth Act Guam's Commonwealth Quest booklet Presentation of The Honorable Joseph F. Ada Governor of Guam, Chairman Guam Commission on Self Determination Commonwealth Hearings   12/1989 64
Guam Commonwealth Act Guam's Quest for Commonwealth Voter's Guide, Commission on Self-Determination   7/1987 65
Guam Commonwealth Act U.S. Action in Micronesia as a Norm of Customary International Law: The Effectuation of the Right to Self-Determination for Guam and Other Non-Self-Governing Territories, Pacific Rim Law and Policy Journal   1993 66
Guam Commonwealth Act The Draft "Guam Commonwealth Act" Prepared Specifically for the House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs by Daniel Hill Zafren   5/27/1986 67
Guam Commonwealth Act Honolulu Star-Bulletin article, "Federal task force calls portions of Guam's commonwealth bill illegal, offers options"   8/2/1989 68
Guam Commonwealth Act Brief Description of the holding in the Cordova & Simonpietri case     69
Guam Commonwealth Act Letter correspondence to Robert F. Rogers from Arnold H. Leibowitz regarding enclosed comments on the CRS study   10/2/1986 70
Guam Commonwealth Act Pacific Sunday News article, "Federal Task Force Report"   8/6/1989 71
Guam Commonwealth Act Guam's Draft Commonwealth Act 1) Blank post-it on 10th page highlighting section 103 on Mutual Consent
2) Blank post-it on 11th page highlighting sections 201-202 on Applicability of U.S. Constitution and Effect of Federal Law
3) Blank post-it on 13th page highlighting sections 301-302 on United States Authority and Consultation with Guam
2/1988 72
Guam Commonwealth Act Guam's Quest for Commonwealth The Draft Guam Commonwealth Act   6/11/1986 73
Guam Commonwealth Act Facsimile cover sheet from Rufo Lujan to Jon Van Dyke regarding enclosed Pacific Daily News article, "U.N. votes on Guam Status"   11/20/1998 74
Guam Commonwealth Act Newspaper article, "High court decision could help sovereignty"   4/27/1990 75
Guam Commonwealth Act The Guam Tribune article, "Supreme Court: GovGuam immune. AG: Ruling important victory Guam"   4/26/1990 76
Guam Commonwealth Act The Sunday Star-Bulletin & Advertiser article, "Guam law may strip women's rights there"   4/21/1991 77
Guam Commonwealth Act The Star-Bulletin article, "Guam hopes Congress will make it a commonwealth"   7/26/1989 78
Guam Commonwealth Act Guam's Quest for Commonwealth: Still Viable, Or Already Dead? By Robert F. Rogers   4/5/1990 79
Guam Commonwealth Act Pacific Daily News article, "Which way for the Act?"   11/19/1987 80
Guam Commonwealth Act Pacific Daily News article, "Tabulated breakdown of village vote"   11/9/1987 81
Guam Commonwealth Act Pacific Daily News article, "Draft act debate heats up"   11/4/1987 82
Guam Commonwealth Act Pacific Daily News article, "Decision at hand on self-determination"   10/2/1987 83
Guam Commonwealth Act The Guam Tribune article, "Revised version of 2 rejected articles finalized tomorrow"   10/6/1987 84
Guam Commonwealth Act Pacific Daily News article, "Court: Guam immune from suit"   4/26/1990 85
Guam Commonwealth Act Pacific Daily News article, "Perhaps voting should be on statehood"   11/4/1987 86
Guam Commonwealth Act The Guam Tribune article, "Readers' views. Articles 1, 7 will spawn discrimination, racism" and "Section 101 of Article 1 is unjust, unwise, racist"   11/6/1987 87
Guam Commonwealth Act Pacific Daily News article, "Opinion. Investment hinges on U.S. umbrella"   10/29/1987 88
Guam Commonwealth Act Various sections of the Guam Commonwealth Act with notes on areas of agreement/disagreement 1) Blank post-it on attachment 9 highlighting section on "Fast-Track" Review Process
2) Blank post-it on attachment 10 highlighting section on Rules and Regulations Applicable to Guam
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Guam Commonwealth Act Pacific Daily News advertisement encouraging readers to vote yes on Commonwealth   8/7/1987
11/1/1987
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Guam Commonwealth Act The Guam Tribune, "For closer relations with the U.S."   11/6/1987 91
Guam Commonwealth Act The Guam Tribune, "Commonwealth Act draft won't get congress approval 'as is'"   11/20/1987 92
Guam Commonwealth Act Pacific Daily News article, "Notice of Invitation. Office of the Governor Ancestral Lands Commission by Executive Order 97-08" regarding sub-licenses to the United States Air Force Lands   7/10/1997 93
Guam Commonwealth Act Jon Van Dyke's notes regarding Leland Bettis, Executive Director of Guam Commission on Self-Determination   9/28/1990 94
Guam Commonwealth Act The Guam Tribune article, "Commission still divided on draft act method of approach to congress"   11/24/1987 95
Guam Commonwealth Act The Guam Tribune advertisements encouraging readers to vote yes on Commonwealth   10/30/1987
11/6/1987
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Guam Commonwealth Act Pacific Daily News articles regarding notices of upcoming Village Meetings on Guam's Quest for Commonwealth   10/13-30/1987 97
Guam Commonwealth Act The Guam Tribune, "The Commission on Self-Determination, A Letter to the People of Guam"   10/13/1987 98
Guam Commonwealth Act Marianas Variety News and Views article, "Higher court overturns land ownership ruling"   5/4/1990 99
Guam Commonwealth Act Pacific Daily News article, "U.S. court rejects CNMI jurisdiction"   5/3/1990 100
Guam Commonwealth Act The Honolulu Advertiser article, "Guam abortion ban overturned, Toughest law ruled unconstitutional"   8/23/1990 101
Guam Commonwealth Act Global Environment from the Perspective of Social Sciences   4/19/1990 102
Guam Commonwealth Act Sections of the Guam Commonwealth Act/Chamorro Self-Determination with signatures     103
Guam Commonwealth Act Letter correspondence to George Miller from the Secretary of the Interior regarding enclosed copy of the Federal Interagency Task Force report on H.R. 98, the Guam Commonwealth Bill 1) Blank post-it on page 22 highlighting the section on the 1990-01 legislation relating to the status of Puerto Rico
2) Blank post-it on page 23 highlighting the section on a new Mutual Consent Clause
3) Blank post-it on page 24 highlighting first paragraph
4) Blank post-it on page 25 highlighting first paragraph
5) Blank post-it on page 28 highlighting last paragraph
6) Blank post-it on page 29 highlighting section on The Task Force's objection to section 202
7) Blank post-it on page 30 highlighting second paragraph
8) Blank post-it on page 31 highlighting Section 202-C
1/15/1993 104
Guam Commonwealth Act Colonial Immigration in Guam. Displacement of the Chamorro People Under U.S. Governance by Leland Bettis     105
Guam Commonwealth Act Guam's Quest for Commonwealth Official Announcement by the Guam Commission on Self-Determination   6/5/1985 106
Guam Commonwealth Act The Guam Commonwealth Act: Constitutional Problems Impeding Its Passage by Danilo Aguilar (student)   4/30/1993 107

Jon Van Dyke Collection Finding Aid