Skin color and ties to America determined who could return to their islands.

Evidence

U.S. authorities subsequently assisted with the repatriation of approximately 130 Euro-American men and their families to the Bonin-Volcano islands. The Navy helped them establish self-government, allowed children to attend a Navy school, and created a cooperative trading company to market agricultural products on Guam and a Bonin-Volcano Trust Fund to provide financial support. The only differences between this community and the Chagossians were the color of their skin and their ties to the United States. — David Vine, Base Nation_ How U.S. Military Bases…, 218

Categorization

• XREF: Directly parallels the reader’s existing knowledge of the Chagossian case; the Navy’s support for the Bonin community contrasts with its treatment of Chagossians.