Bush Signs Palau Plan for Self-Government
<i> Associated Press</i>
WASHINGTON —
President Bush signed legislation Tuesday approving a self-government plan for the Western Pacific islands of Palau.
Palau, the world’s last remaining trust territory, will hold a plebiscite Feb. 6 on the plan, called the Compact of Free Association, between the United States and the islands.
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