ABSTRACT
American strategists have insisted that, whatever political arrangements are agreed upon with Micronesia, the possibility of any potential adversary obtaining military bases in, or other access to Micronesia which could threaten transpacific sea lanes or other lines of communication must be precluded. This attitude is, of course, in part at least, reflective of the continuing preoccupation of the military with World War II and the seeming success of the strategy of that war, especially in the post-Vietnam era. In the 30 years of American rule in Micronesia the nation's best talents have not been sent to the Trust Territory. Micronesia has never been the place where the action was, so to speak, nor was it the place where reputations were made for a subsequent successful career in the higher echelons in Washington or even at the lower levels of the legal profession.
