6 INTERIOR AND INSULAR AFFAIRS FIRST SESSION H.R. 9234 A BILL TO PROVIDE FOR AMENDMENTS TO THE COMPACT SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO-DECEMBER 3, 4, 5, 1959 SAN GERMAN, PUERTO RICO-DECEMBER 9 AND 10, 1959 Serial 14 HEARINGS BEFORE A SPECIAL SUBCOMMITTEE ON OF THE COMMITTEE ON INTERIOR AND INSULAR AFFAIRS EIGHTY-SIXTH CONGRESS FIRST SESSION H.R. 9234 A BILL TO PROVIDE FOR AMENDMENTS TO THE COMPACT SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO-DECEMBER 3, 4, 5, 1959 COMMITTEE ON INTERIOR AND INSULAR AFFAIRS WAYNE N. ASPINALL, Colorado, Chairman LEO W. O'BRIEN, New York STEWART L. UDALL, Arizona LEROY H. ANDERSON, Montana QUENTIN BURDICK, North Dakota WM. J. RANDALL, Missouri A. FERNÓS-ISERN, Puerto Rico JOHN P. SAYLOR, Pennsylvania J. EDGAR CHENOWETH, Colorado GLENN CUNNINGHAM, Nebraska EDNA (MRS. SID) SIMPSON, Illinois JOHN L. TAYLOR, Staff Consultant on Territorial and Insular Affairs ROBERT J. HUNTER, Special Research Consultant CONTENTS Statement of- Hon. Guillermo Arbona, M.D., secretary of health of the Common- Page 189 Pelayo Roman Benitez, attorney at law, former judge of Superior 334 Dr. Jaime Benitez, chancellor, University of Puerto Rico_-- R. Elfren Bernier, Movimiento Pro-Crecimiento del Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico (Movement for Strengthening of the Com- Jorge Bird, president, Chamber of Commerce of Puerto Rico_‒‒‒ J. E. Bosch, member, Council of Federal Employees, Inc., and National Customs Service Association____. Dr. Gilberto Concepcion De Gracia, president, Independence Party Antonio Cordova, representing University of Puerto Rico Students Pro-Statehood Association, and Manuel Iglesias, representing the 237 Cesar Cordero Davila, administrator, Urban Renewal and Housing Administration; executive director, Urban Renewal and Housing Enrique Cordova Diaz, attorney at law, Guaynabo, P.R_ Enrique Cordova Diaz, in behalf of Citizens for State 51---. Gabriel de la Haba, member, legal staff, Republican Statehood Party Julio Garcia-Diaz, professor of biology, University of Puerto Rico___ Senator Miguel A. Garcia Mendez, president, the Statehood Repub- Rico____. Senator Hipolito Marcano, president, AFL-CIO, Commonwealth of Juan Mari Bras, president, the Pro-Independence Movement_-. 286 249 95 Hon. Luis Muñoz-Marín, Governor of the Commonwealth of 26 Hon. Jose R. Noguera, secretary of the treasury, Commonwealth of 66 |