Division of Territories and Island Possessions

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The Division of Territories and Island Possessions was a former U.S. Department of the Interior unit responsible for administering and overseeing American territories and island possessions before its functions were reorganized under later offices.

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Division of Territories and Island Possessions canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former United States federal agency
government agency
appliesToJurisdiction United States island possessions
United States territories NERFINISHED
country United States of America
surface form: United States
dissolvedOrAbolished yes
fieldOfWork colonial and insular affairs
public administration
territorial administration
hasFunction administration of insular affairs
coordination with territorial governors
liaison between territorial governments and federal government
oversight of territorial legislation
policy development for U.S. territories
hasJurisdictionOver Alaska Territory NERFINISHED
American Samoa NERFINISHED
Guam NERFINISHED
Hawaii Territory NERFINISHED
Puerto Rico NERFINISHED
United States Virgin Islands NERFINISHED
various Pacific island possessions of the United States
hasRole administration of U.S. territories
coordination of territorial policy
oversight of U.S. island possessions
isPartOfHistoryOf United States Department of the Interior organizational history
United States territorial governance
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Washington, D.C.
operatedBy United States Department of the Interior NERFINISHED
parentOrganization Office of the Secretary of the Interior NERFINISHED
partOf United States Department of the Interior NERFINISHED
reasonForDissolution reorganization of territorial administration within the Department of the Interior
successor Office of Insular Affairs NERFINISHED
Office of Territories NERFINISHED

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Office of Territories (U.S. Department of the Interior) hasPredecessor Division of Territories and Island Possessions