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== Direct Service == | == Direct Service == | ||
The '''Direct Service''' is a program service of the [[Boy Scouts of America]]'s International Division, created in [[1955]] to make the Scouting program available to | The '''Direct Service''' is a program service of the [[Boy Scouts of America]]'s International Division, created in [[1955]] to make the Scouting program available to citizens of the United States and their dependents living in countries outside the jurisdiction of the [[#Transatlantic Council|Transatlantic Council]] (headquartered in [[Scouting in Germany|Germany]] and serving American Scouts in much of Europe), the Aloha Council (serving youth residing in much of the eastern and Central Pacific as well as Guam, American Samoa, and several Hawaiian islands) and the [[#Far East Council|Far East Council]] (headquartered in [[Scout Association of Japan|Japan]], serving several nations in the western Pacific.) | ||
=== Early history (1910-1955) === | === Early history (1910-1955) === | ||
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== Far East Council == | == Far East Council == | ||
The '''Far East Council''' #803 of the [[Boy Scouts of America]], headquartered at [[Camp Zama]] in Japan, was created in 1953 to make the Scouting program available to | The '''Far East Council''' #803 of the [[Boy Scouts of America]], headquartered at [[Camp Zama]] in Japan, was created in 1953 to make the Scouting program available to United States citizens and their dependents living in several nations in the western Pacific. | ||
=== Early history (1910-1953) === | === Early history (1910-1953) === | ||
