Division of Territories and Island Possessions

E620699

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.

All labels observed (2)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (33)

Predicate Object
instanceOf former United States federal agency
government agency
appliesToJurisdiction United States island possessions
United States territories
country 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
linked to: Alaska

American Samoa
Guam
Hawaii Territory
Puerto Rico
United States Virgin Islands
linked to: U.S. Virgin Islands

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
parentOrganization Office of the Secretary of the Interior
partOf United States Department of the Interior
reasonForDissolution reorganization of territorial administration within the Department of the Interior
successor Office of Insular Affairs
Office of Territories

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Office of Territories (U.S. Department of the Interior) hasPredecessor Division of Territories and Island Possessions
United States Navy governor of Guam partOf United States colonial governance in the Pacific
linked to: Division of Territories and Island Possessions