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STAFF OF THE ADVISORY GROUP
LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL
Delegation appointed
Delegation appointed
by the President
by the Governor
October 1, 1975
Peter J. Gallagher, Esq.
Hiram R. Cancio, Esq.¹
Executive Director
Executive Director
To the President of the United States
Patricia M. McNabb
Delia Castillo de Colorado, Esq.
and the Governor of the Commonwealth
Administrative Assistant
Legal Advisor and
of Puerto Rico:
Administrative Officer
The Ad Hoc Advisory Group on Puerto Rico, appointed jointly by
William J. Oxley
the President of the United States and the Governor of the
Administrative Officer
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico pursuant to the 1967 status plebi-
scite held in Puerto Rico and chartered in accordance thereto to
submit recommendations on how to further "develop the max-
Representative of the President required pursuant to the Federal
imum of self-government and self-determination within the frame-
Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-463, 1972
work of Commonwealth," has the honor to submit its report.
The Charter further required the Advisory Group to "inquire into
Richard M. Fairbanks, Esq.
September 20, 1973 to
and report and recommend on the extent to which the statutory
April 25, 1974
laws and administrative regulations of the United States should
apply in Puerto Rico."
Norman E. Ross, Jr.
April 26, 1974 to
After a prolonged process of studies, inquiries, public hearings,
June 20, 1975
reports and discussions covering a two year span, the Advisory
Group has concluded that in order to further develop Com-
James H. Falk, Esq.
June 21, 1975 to
monwealth towards the maximum of self-government and self-
Termination
determination within the framework of Commonwealth, as well as
to provide guidelines concerning which statutory laws and ad-
ministrative regulations of the United States should apply in
1 Replaced José Trías Monge, Esq., February 9, 1974.
Puerto Rico, a new compact of permanent union should be
adopted to replace the Puerto Rican Federal Relations Act, sec-
tion 4, Public Law 600, 1950.
To this purpose, the Advisory Group has drafted and submits
herewith a new Compact which also provides for additional forms
of participation even though its main thrust pertains to the
V
IV
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