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A referendum on the islands' status was held in the Northern Mariana Islands on 9 November 1969. For the fourth time since 1958 a majority of voters supported integration with Guam. However, a referendum held in Guam on 4 November on integration with the Northern Mariana Islands had been rejected by 58% of Guamanian voters.
Background
Previous referendums on either integration with Guam or the islands' status had been held in 1958, 1961 and 1963. On each occasion a majority had been in favor of integration. However, the proposal remained unfulfilled.
The 1969 referendum was organized by the local Parliament, and was held prior to a visit by a United Nations commission in early 1970.
References
Northern Mariana Islands status referendum, 1969 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA