Editorial Note
The 1950 paper on United States Policy Toward Dependent Territories was circulated to the Working Group on Colonial Problems as a reprint on July 25, 1952 (Doc. CP D–8, July 25, 1952). This item was put on the agenda for the Working Group’s meeting on July 29. However, at that meeting the acting chairman simply called the Group’s attention to the fact that the document had been received on statements of United States officials on the colonial question, 1942–1952 (Doc. CP M–5, August 1, 1952 (minutes of July 29), lot 54 D 5, not printed). The intention at that time, never carried out, was that the document on the statements would be incorporated into the 1950 Paper.
At the meeting on August 8, Mr. Cargo (the Acting Chairman) reported that the Office of Dependent Area Affairs (UND) “… was anxious to discuss the overall United States policy toward colonial areas. UND has been working on a statement of broad objectives over the next four or five years. He asked that all CP members consider the utility of a statement similar to the 1950 document. He indicated that this general problem would be scheduled for discussion at the next meetings.” (Doc. CP M–8, September 23, 1952 (minutes of August 8), Department of State Committee files, lot 54 D 5).