Jimmy Carter actually said...

"During the visit he will meet with President Carter, Secretary of State Vance, Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs Zbigniew Brzezinski, and other high-ranking U.S. Government offi..."

"This policy framework places special emphasis on furthering the economic development of each of these areas."

"I am announcing today the framework for a comprehensive Federal territorial policy towards Guam, the United States Virgin Islands, American Samoa and the Northern Mariana Islands."

"Our goal should be to recognize these distinctions as assets rather than to expect the territories to conform to practices and policies designed for the States."