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- ↑ CMI ‘born’ after 30 years Marshall Islands Journal, 4 April 1981
- 1 2 Micronesian conference draws representatives from seven districts of Trust Territory Micronesian Reporter, September–October 1956
- 1 2 Iroij Namo Hermios Pacific Islands Monthly, June 1981, p98
- ↑ Briefly Highlights, 15 May 1975, p7