United States-Puerto Rico Commission on the Status of Puerto Rico Members of the Commission 1 Replaced Governor Roberto Sánchez Vilella on Jan. 12, 1965. 2 Resigned May 3, 1966. 3 Replaced Senator Clinton P. Anderson of New Mexico on Mar. 30, 1965, Replaced Senator Kenneth B. Keating of New York on Jan. 12, 1965. Replaced Representative Jack Westland of Washington on Jan. 12, 1965. UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS PREFACE The 10 studies contained in this volume form part of the documentary record of the work of the United States-Puerto Rico Commission on the Status of Puerto Rico. The Commission's broad statutory mandate to "study all factors which may have a bearing on the present and future relationship between the United States and Puerto Rico," required that the Commission develop several background studies where these were necessary for a better understanding of the factors affecting the United States-Puerto Rico relationship. Accordingly, the program of studies adopted by the Commission in March 1965, included the outlines of ten proposed background studies. The studies were carried out during the remainder of 1965 and were thereafter distributed to the Commission members for their use in the preparation of the Commission report. Since the studies constitute a significant addition to the literature on the relationship between Puerto Rico and the United States, the Commission decided to publish them along with the verbatim transcripts of the public hearings conducted by the Commission and the Commission's final report. The authors of the studies will be recognized by those who have followed United States-Puerto Rico relations as authorities in the subjects on which they have written. They received some editorial assistance from the Commission staff, but the final version of each study is that of the author himself. It should be added, of course, that the views and interpretations expressed in the studies are exclusively those of the authors and are not to be taken as expressing the views or opinions of any Commission member or any member of the staff. In presenting these studies to the public the Commission wishes to express its gratitude and appreciation to the authors. All of them took time from their busy schedules to collaborate with the Commission out of their deep interest in the progress of United States-Puerto Rico relations. 1099586 CONTENTS Page The Netherlands, French, and British Areas of the Caribbean, Institute of Caribbean Studies, University of Puerto Rico_ Toward a Balance Sheet of Puerto Rican Migration, Clarence Senior and |