Memorandum Re: Power of the United States to Conclude With the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico a Compact Which Could Be Modified Only by Mutual Consent

4 MEMORANDUM 4 Re: Power of the United States to conclude with the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico a compact which could be modified only by mutual consent. 4 7/23/63 A pending proposal designed to clarify the status of Puerto Rico envisages the conclusion of a compact, which could be modified only by common agreement, between the United States and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico under which the United States would relinquish some of its power to legislate with respect to Puerto Rico. It is under...