MAP RESEARCH BULLETIN

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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I. Recent Maps and Geographical Publications from Iran 1
II. Map of the Eastern Sector of the Ecuador-Peru Boundary 9
III. Internal Divisions of the Republic of Indonesia 11
TV. Brief Notices 23
A. New Administrative Divisions of Thailand 23
B. New Provinces in Argentina 24
C. Portugal 1:10,000 Topographic Series 24
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Republic of Indonesia (CIA 11993) 12
Java: Administrative Divisions (CIA 11994) 12
Thailand: Internal Divisions -- 1951 (CIA 11999) 24
This Bulletin has not been coordinated with the intelligence
organizations of the Departments of State, the Army, the Navy,
and the Air Force.
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I. RECENT MAPS AND GEOGRAPHICAI PUBLICATIONS FROM IRAN
Within recent years there have been several indications of
an increased interest on the part of the Government of Iran in
improving the quality of the map coverage of the country, but to
date there has been little tangible evidence of improvement.
Among those interested in the problem was the late Prime Minister
Razmara, a military geographer of BOMB note who had served at one
time as director of the Geographical Section of the General Staff
of the Iranian Army. With his elevation to the position of Army
Chief of Staff and later to that of Prim Minister, however, he
was unable to devote much time to mapping.
The present director of the Geographical Section, Brigadier
General Hossein Ali Razmara, an elder brother of the late Prime
Minister, is directly responsible for current improvement of map
coverage of the country. His training has included study at the
Institut Geographique National in France. He has developed the
"Razmara Instrument" and the "Razmara Method," designed to bring
into the classroom training aids that would simulate the actual
field work required in the aocomplishment of geodetic and topo-
graphic surveys. Despite General Razmara's personal competence,
the lack of funds for necessary equipment and for the training of
personnel has prevented any significant improvement in the mapping
work of the Geographical Section.
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The most spectacular and widely publicized example of Iranian
desire to improve map coverage was the ill-fated Planning
Administration project in the spring of 1950. This project con-
templated the preparation of large-scale topographic maps of
selected areas in Iran as a basis for planning their economic
development. According to the plan, maps were to be prepared from
aerial photographic surveys, which necessitated the hiring of
foreign technicians. Top priority was to be given to the Caspian
littoral. After strenuous Soviet objections, which received wide
publicity in the press, the plan was abandoned.
An examination of Iranian maps received in Washington during
the first 6 months of 1951 confirms the fact that very little has
been accomplished to date toward improvement of the native carto-
graphic output, despite the definite need and desire on the part of
the Iranian Government for better maps. The maps examined are
reported to be the most recent editions available.
The largest scale at which Iran has been completely covered
by native topographic maps is 1:1,000,000 (CIA Call No. 23864).
Current editions of this 20-sheet series issued by the Geographical
Section of the General Staff are dated 1948-49, but they represent
little or no improvement over the previously available 1942
editions. In some instances the current editions appear to be
even inferior to those of 1942. For example, the stippling for
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sand areas and the fairly effective shaded relief that were used
on the 1942 Meshed sheet were omitted on the 1948 printing.
Similarly, the Shahrud-Meshed railroad, shown as a projected graded
line on the 1942 sheet, is not indicated on the 1948 edition even
though the railroad is known to be still under construction.
Native Iranian maps at 1:253,440 do not yet provide complete
coverage, but the Geographical Section apparently is continuing to
work on this series (CIA Call No. 49807). The work consists almost
exclusively of copying British or Survey of India "quarter-inch"
sheets and converting all letters and numbers on the maps to
Persian script. Examination of the 11 sheets comprising the most
recent shipment of this series to be received in Washington
reveals that 10 are new sheets not previously available in Iranian
editions. The other sheet is a new printing, in three colors, of
a native map that was previously available only in black and white.
Thus there appears to be some effort to complete and improve the
1:253,440 series. Many of the Iranian sheets, however, have been
copied from obsolete British editions and are inferior in both
accuracy and cartographic appearance to the more recent British
sheets.
The only native topographic map series that appears to rep-
resent original Iranian survey work is a Geographical Section
1:10,000 series covering Tehran and vicinity (CIA Call No. 72916).
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Of the proposed 37 sheets of this series, 22 are now available.
Dates of the current editions range from 1944 to 1949, with 17 of
the 22 sheets being dated 1948 or later. The sheets are printed
in five colors and are examples of the best Iranian cartography
thus far seen in Washington.
Although the Geographical Section also published topographic
map series at 1:50,000 (CIA Call No. 23865), 1:84,000 (AMB Call
No. 5K 23-30-25206-84), and 1:100,000 (CIA Call No. 49802), no new
sheets of these series have been received during 1951. All of
these series are compilations or direct copies from Russian and
British maps, many of which are obsolete. Practically no field
corrections are available to the Geographical Section for the im-
provement of new editions.
A small amount of recent special-subject mapping has been
done by various agencies of the Iranian Government. A map of the
areas within which travel by foreigners is restricted (CIA Call
No. 72915) was prepared by the Geographical Section in January 1951
to illustrate the Iranian Government regulation on this subject.
The map is in Persian and is at a scale of 1:4,000,000. Carto-
graphically it is crude and shows in only a very generalized way
the limits of the prohibited area.
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In 1950 the Department of Civil Aviation issued a map in
English at 1:3,500,000 that shows the existing and proposed net-
work of meteorological stations in the country (CIA Call No. 72913).
Information regarding the meteorological network is superimposed in
manuscript on an ozalid base map that gives the location of first-,
second-, and third-class aerodromes. Distinction is made between
existing and contemplated meteorological stations and telecommuni-
cations facilities.
The Ministry of Agriculture in 1950 issued an outline-type
ozalid map showing the geographical distribution and estimated
areal extent of six categories of forests in Iran (CIA Call
No. 72914). The categories are neither defined on the map nor
particularly meaningful, since they include such classifications
as "northern forests," 'western forests," etc. This map, which
is at 1:3,000,000 and is in Persian, uses circles to portray
forest distribution, each circle representing 10,000 hectares
(24,710 acres).
Activities of the Independent Irrigation Corporation, a part
of the Ministry of Agriculture, are shown on a 1:4,000,000 map
published in 1950 (CIA Call No. 72912). On this ozalid print,
dame in existence or under construction are located, cities in
which water-supply system have been installed are identified, and
water-gauging stations are located. Also indicated are localities
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for which technical studies on water supply or irrigation have
been completed by the Independent Irrigation Corporation. This
map is in English, except for a few town names that are given only
in Persian script.
A sample of the work of private map publishers in Iran is
provided by a 1949 map issued by the Borukhim Book Store of
Tehran (CIA Call No. 72917). This single-sheet four-color general
reference map in Persian covers the entire country at 1:2,720,000.
Drafting and printing are far above the average for Iranian maps,
and the quality of the paper on which the available copies are
printed is superior to that used for any other native maps examined.
Substantively, however, the map is disappointing. For example, a
check of the railroad network (one of the most obvious methods of
evaluating any general map of Iran) reveals at least five serious
omissions.
In addition to maps, mention should be made of two Iranian
Government publications that have a potential value for map
research on Iran. The Geographical Section of the Iranian Army
is working on a 10-volume "Geographical Dictionary of Iran." This
project, which is quite ambitious for a group with the limited
facilities of the Geographical Section, calls for the publication
of a separate volume for each ostein (province) of the country, in
which place names are to be listed along with certain pertinent
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information regarding each. One or more maps showing the bound-
aries of the leaser civil divisions within the ?stem will be in-
cluded in each volume. The first volume of the series was issued
in 1949. To date, five volumes, covering the First, Second, Sixth,
Ninth, and Central ostanha? are reported to have been published.
Although the volumes are in Persian and without translation and are
of little value to most users they do provide a useful reference
source for Iranian place names.
Of wider use, both because of the scope of its contents and
because of the fact that it is entirely in English, is Iran Today,
An Economic and Descriptive Survey (CIA Library Call No. 5X/5
621.01 .M9). This two-volume work, published in October 1950 by
the Iranian Delegation to the Second International Islamic Economic
Conference, is the first fairly complete official handbook on the
countrY to be published in English by the Iranian Government. It
was compiled from various Iranian Government sources and represents
the combined efforts of a large number of authors under the editor-
ship of Dr. John Murray, then Adviser on Statistical Organization
working with the Statistical Department of the Seven Year Plan
Administration. The test and the accompanying statistical tables,
maps, graphs, and photographs comprise a useful and official source
of information on Iran. The editor's foreword frankly states that
the statistics used, ihough official Government figures, sometimes
are incomplete estimates and are acknowledged as such.
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In addition to the wide range of subjects of value to the map
researcher that are covered in the text, the survey includes some
interesting small-scale maps. The most valuable of these are:
(1) Iran -- Principal Cities and Administrative Division, (2)
General Distribution of Population, (3) Iran -- Watershed Areas,
(4) The Forests of Iran, (5) Major Areas of Oil Interest, (6)
Sources of Mineral Fuel in Iran, (7) Iran -- Map of Mineral
Deposits, and (8) Iran's Road and Railroad System.
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II. MAP OF illE EASTERN SECTOR OF THE ECUADOR-PERU BOUNDARY
The Department of Frontiers and Boundaries of the Peruvian
Ministry of Foreign Affairs has recently published an untitled map
at the scale of 1:1,000,000, showing the eastern sector of the
Ecuador-Peru boundary from the RIO Putumayo to the Reo Chinchipa
(CIA Map Library Call No. 73603). The map is undated but pre-
sumably was compiled in 1951, since the list of markers that
accompanies the map has been revised as of 1 June 1951 by the
Department of Frontiers and Boundaries.
Selected drainage shown on the map aids considerably in
the orientation of the boundary information. Actual surveys by
the Peru-Ecuador Mixed Demarcation Commission and aerial photo-
graphy by the USAF were used in the compilation. In the Santiago-
Zamora region, survey work is still in progress on the following
two sections of the boundary that remain to be demarcated: (1) a
section east of the Riip Santiago extending from 3?00'S to 3?06'S,
a distance of approximately 9 miles, and (2) a section along the
watershed of the Zamora-Cenepa from 3?30'S to 4?06,S, a distance
of approximately 68 miles. The Lagartococha area along the north-
eastern section of the Ecuador-Peru boundary also is undemarcated.
Four markers have been erected in this area, and the Ecuadorian
delegation on the demarcation commission has observed them but has
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not accepted the positions. The alignment of the entire section
of the boundary in the Lagartococha area, a distance of nearly
50 miles from marker Intermedio to the point of intersection of
the Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru boundaries on the Riio Putumayo,
is being submitted for arbitration to the guarantors (Argentina,
Brazil, Chile, and the United States) of the RIO de Janiero
Protocol of 27 January 1942.
The list of markers received with the map includes the names
and geographic coordinates of 68 markers that have been erected
on the eastern sector of the boundary. Names of the markers in
the list and on the map do not agree in all instances, but the
coordinates given in the list do agree with those of the markers
located on the map. Of the 68 markers listed, only 3 markers
(Nlimeros Uno, Dos, and Tres) are not located on the map. Nine
additional markers along the southwestern sector of the boundary
are shown on the map between the last marker on the list
(4?29'20.2"S and 78?38'02.1"W) and the Mit) Chinchipa. These agree
in name and location with those shown on Frontera Peruano-
Ecuatoriana (Seccidn Occidental), scale 1:200,000, a map prepared
by the Peru-Ecuador Mixed Demarcation Commission in 1945 (CIA Map
Library Call No. 30705).
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III. INTERNAL DIVISIONS OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA
The internal divisions of the Republic of Indonesia are still
in the process of evolution approximately a year after the estab-
lishment of the new unitary state on 17 August 1950. As of May
1951 an effort was being made to develop criteria for establishing
autonomous territories throughout Indonesia in conformity with the
ideal of administrative decentralization and autonomy incorporated
in Law 22 of 1948. Since the ideal differs from current praotice,
an effort is made in this article to distinguish between the two.
The extend to which first- and second-order civil divisions have
been established also is indicated. The two accompanying maps
show the first-order civil divisions of Indonesia (CIA 11993) and
the second-order civil divisions projected for Java (CIA 11994).
A. Civil Government Structure
According to Law 22 of 1948 the entire Republic of Indonesia
Is divided into 10 administrative provinces (Prokinsi 21). In time
these administrative provinces are to be transformed into auton-
omous provinces, each province with its own governmental organs.
1. The figure "2" following an Indonesian noun indicates the
plural form.
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The provinces, which are the first-order civil divisions, are
as follows:
I. Sumatera Utara (North Sumatra)
II. Sumatera Tengah (Central Sumatra)
III. Sumatera Selatan (South Sumatra)
IV. Djawa Beret (West Java)
V. Djawa Tengah (Central Java)
VI. Djawa Timur (East Java and Madura)
VII. Kalimantan (Borneo)
VIII. Sunda Ketjil (Lesser Sunda Islands)
IX. Sulawesi (Celebes)
Maluku (Moluccas)
The present second-order civil divisions on the islands of
Java, Sumatra, and the Celebes are "residencies." These residencies,
however, appear to be a carry-over from the Dutch administrative
system, which is being retained while Indonesia is in the transition
stage of imposing her own structure under law. Republican plans
call for the creation of a second-order division, termed the
Kabupaten (regency), on Java, Sumatra, and the Celebes and the
eventual elimination of the residencies on those islands. CIA
Map No. 11994 shows the proposed breakdown by Kabupaten on Java.
In Sulawesi, Sunda Ketjil, and Maluku Provinces the problem
of determining the form of the second-order civil divisions has
been especially complex. Sulawesi appears to be adopting the
,Kabupaten system.1 The second-order civil division of Sunda Ketjil
1. FBID, 15 August 1951, pp. FFF1 and 2, Makassar, 14 August 1951-
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and Maluku apparently is the Daerah (autonomous region), which is
formed by the banding together of the
of a number of native principalities.
chieftains, or native rulers,
One other type of
order civil division is the "Major City." Major Cities,
22 of 1948, are sub-units of the provinces and are equal
second-
under Law
in status
to the Kabupaten 2. "Minor Cities" are subunits under the
Kabupaten 2.
Criteria for determining Major and Minor Cities still are
somewhat vague. In addition to the usual cultural factors of size,
population density, and position with respect to transportation,
consideration is given to the degree of supervision by the national
government and td the degree of autonomy formerly exercised under
Dutch rule.1 Although a population of 100,000 is the theoretical
minimum for a Major City, the standard is not strictly adhered to
in all cases.
As previously indicated, Law 22 of 1948 states the ideal of
governmental structure toward which the Republic of Indonesia is
now striving. According to the principles set up by the law for
the establishment of internal provincial government, a Dewan
.Perwakilan Rakjat Daerah (Provincial Representative Council), a
? Dewan Pemarentah Daerah (Provincial Executive Council), and a
1. "Special Report on Indonesian Administrative Units and Their
Names;" data obtained from Djakarta, 6 May 1951 (Unclassified).
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Kepala Daerah (Chief Provincial Administrator) are to,be estab-
lished in each province. In Republican planning the chief
administrator becomes merely a symbolic figure; rights of self-
government are to be exercised through the chairman of the executive
council, not through the chief administrator. In practice, however,
the governor usually is the chief administrator, and under him are
residents who administer the residencies. This is the situation
on Java and Sumatra. In most areas where the Daerah is the second-
order division, several Daerah 2 are administered by a single
coordinator who is responsible to the governor.
The point sometimes is made that the implementation of Law 22
of 1948 sets up powers and functions, to be exercised by the Daerah
In its own right, independent of the provincial government. It
remains to be seen how the law will work. The determination of the
amount of control to be exercised by. local areas is a delicate
Issue in Indonesia in view of the reoent political disturbances
and the religious, ethnic, and economic differences within the
Republic. Maluku Province, for example, borders Netherlands New
Guinea (Irian), which is currently in dispute between Indonesia
and the Netherlands. The province thus forme a buffer area between
the rest of Indonesia and Netherlands New Guinea. Consequently,
any grass-roots autonomy in Maluku that showed signs of sympathy
with the Dutch might at least partially weaken the claim of Indo-
nesia to Netherlands New Guinea.
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B. Governmental Structure by Provinces
On Java and Madura, three autonomous provinces, Djawa Barat,
Djawa Tengah, and Djawa Timur, were created in 1950. Another
administrative division, Daerah Istimewa Djogjakarta, was estab-
lished on the island of Java by Law 3 of 1950, and Law 15 of 1950
gave the area a unique status equal to that of an autonomous
province. The Sultan of Djogjakarta, as "Chief Provincial
Administrator," heads this unit.
There are indications that the outer islands are achieving a
working form of organization, utilizing many area limits estab-
lished by the Dutch. On Sumatra the provincial and layer order
divisions are fairly well defined. As of June 1951, the number
of Kabupaten 2 in the provinces of Sumatera Utara and Sumatera
Tengah agreed with the number existing under law in 1950, but the
third province, Sumatera Selatan, Contained eight more Kabupaten 2
than had been authorized in 1950.1 Although there still may be
some doubt as to the actual functioning of the political admini-
strative divisions on Sumatra, at least something is known of
the structure of the civil administration. It is reported that
Sumatera Selatan, where the major parties and the labor unions
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have legislative representation, has progressed further than have
the governments of Sumatera Utara and Sumatera Tengah.1 In
structural pattern, however, the government in Sumatera Selatan
is similar to those of the other two provinces.
Information on second-order civil divisions of Sumatra was
received too late to be included on!a map in this issue of the
Map Research Bulletin. The divisionsohawever, are listed below.2
Province Residency Kabupaten Capital
present 2d (proposed 2d
order unit) order unit)
Sumatera Utara Atjeh Atjeh Besar Kotaradja
Pidia Sighi
Atjeh Utara Lho Seumawe
Atjeh Tengah Takengon
Atjeh Timur Langsa
Atjeh Barat Meulaboh
Atjeh Selatan Tapaktuan
Tapanuli Tapanuli Utara Tarutung
Tapanuli Tengah Sibolga
Tapanuli Selatan P. Sidempuan
Mas G. Sitoli
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Sumatera Timur Deli/Serdang Medan
Langkat Bindjei
SiMelungun Siantar
Asahan T. Balei
Labuhan,Batu Rantau Prapat
Tanah Karo Kabandjahe
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Province Residency
(present 2d
order unit)
Sumatera
Tengah
Sumatera
Selatan
Sumatera Barat
Djambi
Riau
Bangka-Belitung
Bengkulen
Lampong
Palembang
Little information
Kabupaten
(proposed 2d
order unit)
Agam
Limapuluh Kota
Pas aman
Tanah Datar
Solok
Sawah Lunto-
Sidjundjung
Padang-Pariaman
Pesisir Selatan-
Kurintji
Batang Hari
Merangin
Kampar
Bengkalis
Inderagiri
Kepuluan Riau
Bengka
Belitung
Tjurup
Lais
Manna
Tandjung Karang
Metro
Kota Bunu
Palembang-Banjun
As In
Kaju Agung
Batu Radja
Muara Enim
Lahat
Lubuk Linggau
Capital
Bukittinggi
Pajakumbuh
Lubuk Sikaping
Batu Sangkar
Solok
Sawah Dint?
Pariaman
Sungei Penuh
Djambi
Bangko
Pakanbaru
Bengkalis
Rengat
Tanjung Pinang
Pangkal Pinang
Tandjung Pandan
Tjurup
La is
Manna
Palembang
Kaju Agung
Batu Radja
Muara Enim
Lahat
Lubuk Linggau
is available for Kalimantan. Reorganization
of the administrative structure presented a complex problem well
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before World War 11.1 As of May 1951, reorganization still was
needed. The present plan for Kalimantan, by recognizing it as a
province, has already proceeded further than Dutch plans embracing
the outer islands. As of 1950, the establishment of Kalimantan as
an administrative province consisting of one Daerah and six
Kabupaten 2 had been planned.
Reports for Sulawesi also are fragmentary with respect to the
actual functioning of the government. An example of the fluidity
of the situation is provided by the successive changes in the
grouping of administrative units in the central Celebes, one of the
three Main regions in Sulawesi. The governmental area of the
central Celebes was formed in December 1948 by a decree of the
Resident of Menado. The area, which covers approximately 57,078
square kilometers and has a population of 500,000, predominantly
Islamic, represents a union of 15 principalities. By Law 44 of
1950 it was to be governed by an Executive Council and a Regional
Representative Council. As of May 1951 the heads of the principal-
ities, though no longer possessing icertain special rights, still
had a fair degree of influence. The 15 principalities were grouped
1. Amry Vandenbosch, The Dutch East Indies: Its Government,
Problems, and Politics, Berkeley, 1944, p. 140.
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into 7 subdivisions, each headed by a radja. A list of the sub-
divisions, the principalities included in each, and their popu-
lation follows.
Subdivision Principalities Population
Palu Palu 84,000
Sigi-Dolo
KUlawi
Donggala Banawa 70,000
Tawaeli
Toll-Toll Toll-Toll 50,000
Parigi Parigi 60,000
Montong
Poso Poso 70,000
Loru
Todjo
Una Una
Banggai-Luruk Banggai 110,000
Kolenedale Banghu 50,000
More
In an interview on 0 June 1951 at Makassar the then newly
appointed Governor Sudiro of Sulawesi Province stated that he
Intended to give full attention to the administrative structive of
the province and hoped he would be able to obtain definite instruc-
tions from the central government at Djakarta for a provisional
ordinance on the subject.1 On 2 August 1951 the Southern Celebes
1. FBID, 3 July 1951, p. FFF1, Makassar, 2 July 1951 (Restricted).
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Administrative Council relinquished its responsibilities to the
Governor, who indicated that the southern Celebes would be
tentatively divided into seven regencies, the central Celebes into
two, and the northern Celebes into three .1
On 14 August 1951, Governor SudirO announced that Sulawesi
would be divided into 12 regencies (Kabupaten 2) as follows:2
Region Rabupaten Capital
Southern Celebes Makassar Makassar
Bonthain; Bonthain
Bone E Watampone
Luwuk Palopo
Mandar Mad jene
Pare Pare Pare Pare
Buton-Laehui Buton
Central Celebes Poso Poso
Palu Palu
Northern Celebes Gorontalo Gorontalo
Minahassa Menado
Sangir-Palaut Taruna
In Sunda Ketjil the actual governmental structure is not easy
to determine. Here again distinction must be made between plans
and actual functioning of units. Legally, Sunda Ketjil consists
of six Daerah 2. At least one representative assembly is func-
tioning, in the Daerah of Flores, and had progressed far enough by
late July 1951 to discuss the local budget for the fiscal year.3
1. FBID, 7 August 1951, p. rifkl, Makassar, 3 August 1951 (Restricted).
2. FBID, 15 August 1951, p. FFF1) Makassar, 14 August 1951
(Restricted).
3. FBID, 7 August 1951, p. FFY31 MakaSsar, 3 August 1951 (Restricted).
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Maluku Province faces many serious problemB. The province is
divided into two Daerah 2, and there have been indications that
rehabilitation may be proceeding faster in the southern Daerah than
in the northern. According to a message from the Governor's office
the southern Daerah as of 17 August 1951 apparently was to be
divided into two Kabupaten 2. In the northern Daerah, as of aid-
July 1951, the North Maluku Provisional Representative Assembly
apparently was unable to present any official views on the de-
centralization of the administration,1 but by 22 August 1951 it
appeared that the northern Daerah would be made into a Kabupaten.2
Note: Since the preparation of the above article and publication
of Map CIA 11993, a report has been received which indicates a
different allocation of certain minor islands to provinces.3
According to the map accompanying this report, Miso81 and the
small island immediately north of it are part of Netherlands
New Guinea instead of Maluku Province as indicated on CIA
11993; Palau Palau Sula are part of Maluku province instead of
Sulawesi; and the group of small islands about midway between
Flores and Celebes is part of Sulawesi Province instead of
Sunda Ketjil Province.
1. FBID, 17 July 1951, p. Ambon, 14 July 1951 (Restricted).
2. FBID, 24 August 1951, p. Fill03, Makassar, 22 August 1951
(Restricted).
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IV. BRIEF NOTICES
A. NEW ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISIONS OF THAILAND
In May 1951 the administrative Divisions of Thailand were
redefined. This action merely modified the Divisions that were
originally created on 10 September 1950. The country now in-
cludes nine Divisions, each of which is made up of a number of
Changwats. The boundaries of the new Divisions and of the
Changwats within them are shown on the accompanying map, CIA 11999.
The Changwat boundaries shown on CIA 11999 are those appearing
on CIA 11632.
In the past, information on Changwats and their administration
has been sketchy, and Thai sources have not agreed as to the
number of Changwats. Changwat boundaries have been very generalized
even on the best Thai sources available, such as Thailand: Map
Showing Population and Provinces, 1:2,500,000, Bangkok, 1949
(in Thai).
Although no detailed explanation of how Divisions will function
is given in the order creating them (Royal Thai Government
Gazette: Thai Version, No. CXXXVI, Vol. 68, May 1951, pp. 206-
208), a slight hint is given as to their status. The number of
Divisions was increased by the order for the purpose of insuring
proper inspection and control of Changwats by the Division Commis-
sioners. The order points out, however, that it is not necessary
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for any Ministry to assign officers to all nine of the Divisions.
Apparently the principal administrative functions are to be
performed by the Changwat which is still responsible for the
"welfare and prosperity of the people" within its boundaries.
B. NEW PROVINCES IN ARGENTINA
By a law promulgated on 8 August 1951 the national territories
of El Chaco and La Pampa became provinces, bringing the total
number of provinces in Argentina to 16. On 11 November 1951 the
new provinces will elect constituent assemblies for the purpose
of preparing their respective constitutions. The population of
El Chaco was 443,922 and that of La Pampa was 167,562, according
to the census of 1947. The territory of Misiones, with a population
of 244,123, was not raised to the status of province. It is the
only one of the seven remaining territories that has a population
greater than that of La Pampa.
C. PORTUGAL 1:10,000 TOPOGRAPHIC SERIES
The first four multicolored sheets of Carta Topograhca de
Portugal na Escala 1:10,000 are now available under ANS Call
No. 128M 3-30-51009-10. These four sheets were published in 1948
and 1949 by the mnjor official mapping organization of Portugal,
Instituto Geografico e Cadastral.
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Three of the 1:10,000 sheets (3).i--C: 1-2, 2-2, and 2-3) cover
a coastal area immediately west of Lisbon, and the fourth (30-C:
5-3) covers the coastal area at Ericeira, northwest of Lisbon.
Terrain is shown by contours at an interval of 5 meters, by a
separate symbol for terraces, and by numerous spot heights. Roads,
railroads, and buildings are sharply indicated, beaches and rocky
coasts are differentiated, and vegetation is shown according to
such categories as gardens, orchards, vineyards; oliveyards, pine
forests, eucalyptus forests, mast forests, untilled land, and
tilled land. Because of the great detail presented, the new series
will be of considerable value not only for general military use and
for the planning of civil engineering projects on the basis of
topographic detail, but also for strategic studies of towns for
which city plans are not otherwise available, for coastal studies,
and for investigations of land use. In addition to the 1:10,000
series, complete topographic coverage of Portugal published by the
Instituto GeogrAico e Cadastral is available at 1:500,000,
1:400,000, 1:200,000, 1:100,000, and 1:50,000. A topographic
series at 1:25,000 published by Servipos Cartogrefficos do Exercito
is more than half completed. The two mapping organizations work
in close cooperation.
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