See: Delegate (United States Congress) The first bill providing for an Organic Act and U.S. citizenship was introduced on July 15, 1946, by U.S. Representative Robert A.
This provided that Guam is accorded the semi-autonomous status of an organized territory, with the privilege of sending a delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives.
The issue of local authority came to a head in February 1949, when Abe Goldstein, a civil service employee of the U.S. Navy, was subpoenaed by the Guam Assembly.
Angered and frustrated by what they saw as a lack of respect and authority, the Guam Assembly walked out en masse on March 6, 1949.
This dramatic encounter received international attention and widespread publicity (through the help of Assemblyman Carlos P. Taitano) that generated a great deal of support for self-government and U.S. citizenship for the people of Guam.
To pacify the island until the U.S. Congress could pass an Organic Act, U.S. President Harry S. Truman, issued Executive Order No.