also have 1.rith us from the Secretariat of the United Nations, a team of officers headed by Mr. Wilfrid De Souza, which includes Mr. Ozdinch Mustafa, Miss Lesley Wilkinson and Mrs. Patricia Jimenez-Perez. I should like, first of all, to tell you why t-re have come 01J the W<1y from New York to Palau. As I am sure many of you are aware, one of the articles of the ·Charter of the United Nations, namely Article 76 1;1, is concernecl ,d.th Uw promotion of, and I quote ''the political, economic, social and educational advancement of the inhabitants of the Trust Territories, and their progressive develo~nent towards self-government and independence as may be appropriRte to the porticulnr circumstances of each Territory and its peoples and the freely eJ{pressecl wishes of the peoples concerned " In other words, the Charter is concerned tu see Uwt those territories put under United Nations trusteeship develop to tile point where they can manage their own affairs in the way they wRnt to, and J stress. the way they want to. As you all know, the United States is the Administering Authority for the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands and is responsible for ensuring that these objectives are pursued. We are here because last month your Government, supported by the United States, asked the Trusteeship CounciL the governing body of the United Nations trusteeship system, to send a mission to Palau to observe the plebiscite on the Compact of Free Association which will take place on Tuesday, 6 February. So what is our task? We are here to see how the plebiscite js couclucted. We have four main duties: First, we want to be sure that you, the people of l'nlau, unrlen:;t<nJd wh;1t the 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be related to the international community's efforts to promote the development of a specific territory, Palau, and its inhabitants. The context is the United Nations' role in overseeing the trust territory and ensuring the advancement of its people towards self-government and independence. The text also mentions a plebiscite on a Compact of Free Association, which suggests a focus on governance and political development.

**Category**
Education, International relations