The other five councils and their lodges were not included within the 12 Regions. Black Eagle 482 (Transatlantic), Hinode Goya / Ikunuhkatsi 498 (Far East), Chiriqui 391 (Canal Zone), Baluga 538 (Clark AFB, Philippines), and Gamenowinink 555 (Direct Service) were instead overseen by the BSA's International Division. They were sometimes referred to as "Extra-Regional" or the so-called "Region 13," even though they weren't organized as such, nor did they have region/area leadership, planning, or area events.

In 1973, the three remaining lodges were organized as part of the 1973 New Section Operation: Black Eagle 482 and Gamenowinink 555 to the Northeast Region, and Ikunuhkatsi 498 to the Western Region.

1959: Region 6	1973: Northeast Region	1973: Northeast Region	1965: Merged into 498	1973: Western Region
Chiriqui 391 s25	Black Eagle 482 s7	Gamenowinink 555 s4	Hinode Goya 498 s10b [*bm]	Ikunuhkatsi 498 f4a [*jp]
			Baluga 538 zs6 [*bm]

Extra-Regional "13" Lodge Listing Lodge: Council: Location: 1973: Chiriqui Lodge #391 (1948-88) Canal Zone Council #801 (1933-79) Balboa, CZ Area 6-E Black Eagle Lodge #482 (1952- ) Transatlantic Council #802 (1953- )    |–EUCOM, BSA Advisory Council #802 (1951-53) Heidelberg, Germany NE-3A Ikunuhkatsi Lodge #498 (1965-85)    |–Hinode Goya Lodge #498 (1953-65) Far East Council #803 (1953- ) Tokyo, Japan W-3C    |–Baluga Lodge #538 (1959-65)    |–Clark AFB Council (1959-65) Angeles City, PI   Gamenowinink Lodge #555 (1962- )* Direct Service Council #800 (1956-2000)** New Brunswick, NJ NE-4B

*Chartered in 1962, Gamenowinink Lodge was slow to organize. It was not until 1969 that it became a viable lodge.

Reference: Bill Topkis, Jeff Morley, and Duane Fowlks. "Run for the Border: The BSA's History in Mexico." Journal of the American Scouting Historical Society 8 (Winter 1998): 18

** "Direct Service [Council #800] was never a stand-alone council despite the moniker, window dressing, and mythology. In 2000,the fictional council name morphed into Direct Service BSA, a program of the International Division." To this day Gamenowinink Lodge #555 still functions, with an active membership of over 130 arrowmen.

Reference: Phil Abbey, Gamenowinink Lodge #555

Territorial & Foreign Lodges that Were Not in "Region 13" Lodge: Council: Location: R-A: Cuauhtli Lodge #446 (1951-71) Scouts de America Council (1943-71) Mexico City, DF, Mexico 9-B Yokahú Lodge #506 (1954- ) Puerto Rico Council #661 (1929- ) San Juan, PR 2-J Arawak Lodge #562 (1966- ) Virgin Islands Council #410 (1965- ) St. Thomas, VI 2-J Achsin Lodge #565 (1970-73) Chamorro Council #649 (1970-73) Agana, GU 12-H

Territorial & Foreign Councils pre-OA Operational: Council: Location:  1929-33 Panama Canal Zone Council #801 Balboa, CZ  1923-29 Canal Zone, Panama Council #641s Balboa, CZ  1938-42* B S of A Philippine Islands Council #802 Manila, PI  1924-37 Philippine Islands Council #545 Manila, PI  1929-31 Peking, China Council #802 Peking, China  1923-28 Peking, China Council #643s Peking, China  1947-56 Guam Council #800 Agana, GU

*ended with the Japanese invasion of the Philippines

Reference: Patrick Geary, Councils of the BSA, 6th ed. 2000

Flaps featured: Black Eagle 482 s7 Gamenowinink 555 s4 Chiriqui 391 s25 Ikunuhkatsi 498 f4a (image courtesy of John Pannell) Hinode Goya 498 s10b (image courtesy of Bob McCanless) Baluga 538 zs6 (image courtesy of Bob McCanless) Unless otherwise noted, all patch images are featured in OAS Flaps, © 2004-10

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