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The Process of Becoming Independent
Every Non-Self-Governing Territory is administered by another country.
For a territory to reach the point at which it is ready to become self-
governing, it needs the full support of the administering nation.The exact
process of becoming self-governing is different for each territory, since
each faces a unique set of circumstances. Each case has to be examined
individually to develop a plan with steps leading to self-government.
Chapter Three
The island of Guam in the western Pacific Ocean is a Non-Self-Governing Territory
of the United States.