The High Commissioner of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands was an official who administered the

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(TTPI), a

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trusteeship in the

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under the administration of the

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, between 1947 and 1994. The territory consisted of islands captured by America during

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, prior to which they had been part of the

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as the

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, within the

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. After World War II,

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placed the territory under the United States trusteeship as the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands. The islands are now part of

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, and

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List

The following is a list of the High Commissioner of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, as well as their predecessors during the American occupation of the territory between 1944 and 1947. (Dates in italics indicate ''de facto'' continuation of office)

Palau

continued to be administered by the Office of Territorial and International Affairs (presently the

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), a unit of the

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until May 25, 1994.

Notes

External links

World Statesmen – Micronesia (Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands)

References

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Palau

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