Naval Government v. 11,825,263 Square Meters of Land

SHRIVER, Judge.

Properly to understand the legal problems presented by the above cases requires some knowledge of the economic conditions existing in Guam at the present time and the drastic changes which resulted from the war, the Japanese occupation, and the re-occupation by the American armed forces. Involved in these economic conditions is the traditional culture and way of life of the Guamanians who are now affected by these and similar actions.

Prior to the war the economy of Guam was primarily an agrarian economy where many people had farmed the same land as their .ancestors had done…