General Records of the Office and Its Predecessors.

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General Records of the Office and Its Predecessors.

These consist of central classified files relating to departmental administration of Alaska, Arizona, Guam, Hawaii, New Mexico, Oklahoma, the Philippine Islands, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, the District of Columbia, the Virgin Islands, equatorial islands, Antarctica, the civilian food reserve program, trust territories, and the Alaska Railroad, 1907-51; an indes relating to the Philippine Islands, 1939-46; letters and memorandums concerning the Virgin Islands, 1931-34; cables sent and received from Puerto Rico, 1934-40; and office files of the Director of the Division of Territories and Island Possessions, 1942-45, of the Executive Assistant to the Secretary of the Interior relating to Alaska, 1929-31, and of the Chief Counsel, 1939-46.

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