Office of Territorial Affairs

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The Office of Territorial Affairs was an office within the United States Department of the Interior responsible for administration of certain United States territories. Prior to the 1930's, responsibility for administration of various United States territories and insular possession was divided among several government departments. Federal responsibilities in the territories of Alaska and Hawaii were performed by the Interior Department; Puerto Rico and the Philippine Islands were administered by the Bureau of Insular Affairs in the War Department; while the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa were administered by the United States Department of the Navy.