namely the promotion of political development towards self-government or independence, one must look to the views of the Micronesian peoples themselves. As their leaders had told the Council, the Micronesian people had welcomed the contributions and the protection of the Trusteeship System, but were now ready to shed that system and to assume their rightful place in the international community, with its corresponding problems and opportunities. 33. The representative of the United States, noting that three years had elapsed since the last periodic visiting mission had gone to the Territory, invited the Trusteeship Council to dispatch a visiting mission as soon as possible after the conclusion of the present session, to study the views of the inhabitants of the Territory as to their future and their status and to make appropriate recommendations. The Governments of all four entities were prepared to receive and facilitate the work of such a mission. 34. Mrs. Janet McCoy, High Commissioner of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands and Special Representative of the Administerinq Authority, noted that as a result of the recommendations and comments made in 1984 by the Trusteeship Council, g/ the annual report of the Administering Authority L/ had taken on several new elements, The report reflected the vastly improved capability of each of the constitutional Governments to gather and edit data, nearly all of which was published as submitted. In addition, there was a new section on international relations in which each Government listed the organizations to which it belonged. 35. Because of frequent comments in the past about the lack of base-line documents, the text of the Saipan Accords of October 1983 and the eight principles of free association were included in the report of the Administering Authority as appendix E. Furthermore, the statistical appendix contained a new summary section 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the political development and governance of a territory, specifically the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, and its transition towards self-government or independence. It mentions the views of the Micronesian peoples themselves, the contributions and protection of the Trusteeship System, and the promotion of political development. This suggests that the category would be related to politics or governance.

**Category**
Politics, International Relations