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The core of the colonial archives, within those of the Navy, has differentiated itself over time, as has the administration from which it originated, and the Under-Secretariat of State for the Colonies, established in November 1881, had an ephemeral existence. Resurrected in 1883, it was alternately attached to the Departments of Commerce, Marine (1892) and Commerce and Industry (1893). The law of 20 March 1894 established it as a ministry. Until 1920, it was the subject of numerous structural reforms, oscillating between two tendencies, one consisting in affirming the personality of each of the colonies by a geographical division of the services of the central administration, the other wishing to express, by a methodical division, the personality of the colonial ensemble in relation to the metropolis.This last principle, definitively recognized in the law of 31 July 1920, enshrined both a political and administrative evolution, giving the Ministry of Colonies the appearance of a global government department in which the various poles of action were represented as such: political, economic and social affairs, public works, military affairs, health, personnel and control.At the end of the years of war and resistance, during which some overseas territories played a significant role, the ministry was given the name of France d'outre-mer in the government formed on 26 January 1946 (a very brief ministry had existed under this name from 30 January to 9 February 1934 under the direction of Henri de Jouvenel). Due to their departmentalization (law of 19 March 1946), Guadeloupe, Martinique, French Guiana and Reunion Island ceased to be part of this ministry, and in accordance with the principles laid down by the Constitution of 4 October 1958, the Ministry of Overseas France was abolished.
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Overseas National Archives (ANOM) >> General statement of funds >> Departmental funds
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