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Article: Manu'a Islands to reconsider U.S. relationship.
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- PAC - Pacific Islands Broadcasting Association
- Article date:
- October 11, 2004
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11 OCTOBER 2004 WELLINGTON (Pacnews) --- The governor of Manu'a Islands, a district of American Samoa located east of the U.S. territory's main island of Tutuila, says it is time to reconsider its political relationships.
District Governor Galea'i Tu'ufuli says he will call a summit of traditional leaders after the American Samoa elections to discuss what form of government Manu'a should have in the future.
During the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Deed of Cession, which incorporated Manu'a as a part of American Samoa, Galeai suggested that perhaps it's time to review Manua's relationship with the U.S.
He says the deed offered the King ...