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''[[United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[United States Former Territories|U.S. Former Territories]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Panama Canal Zone|Panama Canal Zone]]'' | |||
The Canal Zone was not a "territory" of the United States in the typical sense. From 1903-1936 the Panama Canal Zone was controlled by the U.S. government under the terms of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hay-Bunau-Varilla_Treaty Hay-Bunau-Varilla treaty]. The 1936 Hull-Alfaro Treaty, ratified by the US Senate in 1939, indicated the Canal Zone was the "territory of the Republic of Panama under the jurisdiction of the United States of America."<ref name="null">"Controlling the Canal," ''PBS Online NewsHour'' (http://www.pbs.org/newshour/forum/december99/panama_canal1.html: accessed 2 May 2010).</ref> From 1979-1999, after the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torrijos-Carter_Treaties Torrijos-Carter treaties] were signed, it was jointly administered by the United States and Panama.<ref>"Panama Canal Zone," ''Wikipedia'' (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panama_Canal_Zone: accessed 18 August 2008).</ref> | |||
At least two United States federal censuses were taken in the Panama Canal Zone.<ref>"Panama Canal Zone Records," ''FamilySearch Wiki'' (https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Panama_Canal_Zone_Records#U.S._Census_Records : accessed 18 August 2008).</ref> | At least two United States federal censuses were taken in the Panama Canal Zone.<ref>"Panama Canal Zone Records," ''FamilySearch Wiki'' (https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Panama_Canal_Zone_Records#U.S._Census_Records : accessed 18 August 2008).</ref> | ||