ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION OF GUADELOUPE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP08C01297R000300260003-0
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 13, 2012
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: January 9, 1947
• Content Type: MEMO

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
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Department of Interim.
e Fischer Actirg C:lef. Territorial Studi
:lvislon of trap Intellisenee and Cartogra7hy
Guadeloupe is a departnent of metrepol tam Fr
is administered by the Ministry for Prance Overseas
replaced the previous Ministry for the C,olenies,
metropolitan France are Gradually to supersede
colonial ordinances; the .7:rocess to be immolated
of June L:$47*
In the course of the reorganizatin the followin
cree was Issued*
,* demo
Acret no 46439 du 6 avril 1946 portant aviation dos
canaille de prudfbommee A la Inadeloupe* (DoorOe no 46630 of
,pril 6. 1.946 referring to the establishment of 'councils of
notable* in Guadeloupe)
krtiele 2 reads: La jurisdiUon du conseil do Po nt.1
Pity* siAtendra & i'srrondisseont atbnintstrsttt os ieint.A.
atm* (The jurisdiction of the council of Point.A.Atre mill
extend over the administrative area of the arrondissenent of
Point.A.Pitre)*
*diction duo( eons/ail de Basso.Te 16tendre
1 admintstratif de aa Terre. The jurisdie.
0- the 001=12 Of Bess*.Terre will extend over the adm
ministretive area of the arrondissement of Basse.Terre)*
La jurisdiction du consoil de Grand...Blurs stAtendre aux
commun.* do iftio de t4arie Galante* (The jurisdiction or the
council of Orend.Bourg will extend over the Immune, of the
island of Mario Galante)*
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MI INWI-CMATTra LIE NO; 1 2 JANUARY 4 1947
There are 11 cantons in the department ot Ouadoloupol
5 belong to that arrondissement at :olnt.i.Pitre and 5 to
Basse.Terrell The obvious inference is that the iwiand et
Marie Galante !..0 eme canton oreanised in most respeete like
an arrondissement but without the title.. It was former4
an arrondissement as well as a canton*
Th*ansilar islands of oarie Galant*, La 4sirade4
Los 3eintes, Le Barthilenty. And. the Prenah half of :A. kartin
are called dependencies. La BartbAlemy arid the rrench half
of 4t. Martin were formerly two of the eantsmis of the
arrondissement 3lessowTerre. Les -:ilaintes was st part of the
main island *oaten Capes-term' arro-lassertent of basse..Terre.
The *same relationship existed between the Island Distracts,
and the canton Franpois, arrondiseament
'There in no imleation taut thee? relati,nehipe itio been
changed.
eet ICD
Ur. V
111 sZiPischeran 1/9/47
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