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trust territory

noun

  1. a territory under the administrative control of a country designated by the United Nations.



trust territory

noun

  1. (sometimes capital) another name for a trusteeship

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Trusteeship established after World War II. The status was not in compensation for nuclear tests; Palau and Micronesia, also former trust territories, were not subject to nuclear tests but have the same immigration status.

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The Marshall Islands, Palau and the Federated States of Micronesia — former U.S. trust territories that became independent in the 20th century — all have free association statuses with the U.S. after signing a compact.

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The United States and FSM have a long geopolitical relationship, enshrined in the Compact of Free Association, a decades-old agreement between the United States and its former Pacific trust territories.

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Under the Compact of Free Association, a decades-old agreement between the United States and its former Pacific trust territories, Washington is responsible for FSM’s defence.

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The compact grants Marshallese people and citizens of other former Pacific trust territories the right to live, work and study in the U.S. indefinitely without a visa or green card.

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