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| | Pondicherry. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06) |
 | | The four enclaves and Chandannagar, a town near Calcutta, were remnants of French imperial ambition in India in the 17th and 18th cent. |
 | | In 1949, Chandannagar was incorporated into West Bengal state. |
 | | Under an agreement with France, India took over administration of the four enclaves on Nov. 1, 1954; a treaty ceding the settlements to India was signed in May, 1956, but it was not until Aug., 1962, that the formal transfer occurred. |
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