Approved by Art. 7 of the Law of the USSR of April 4, 1940 "On Supplementing the Constitution (Basic Law) of the USSR with Articles 29-a and 29-b and on Amending and Supplementing Articles 22, 23, 27, 28, 29 and 77"
To approve the submission of the Presidium of the Supreme Council of the Belarusian SSR on the formation of the following new Regions as part of the Belarusian SSR:
1. Baranovichi region with a center in the city of Baranovichi.
The structure of the Baranovichi region includes the city of Baranovichi and counties: Baranovichsky, Volozhinsky, Lidsky (within the new borders), Nesvizhsky, Novogrudsky, Slonimsky, Stolbtsovsky, Schuchinsky.
2. Belostok region with a center in the city of Belostok.
The structure of the Belostok region includes the cities of Belostok, Grodno and counties: Avgustovsky, Belostoksky, Belsky, Volkovysky, Vysoko-Mazovetsky, Graevsky, Grodnensky, Lomzhinsky (within the new borders), Sokolsky.
3. Brest region with a center in the city of Brest.
The structure of the Brest region includes the city of Brest and counties: Brestsky, Kobrinsky, with the exception of the settlements of Kobrinsky uyezd, which became part of the Ukrainian SSR, and Pruzhansky.
4. Vileika region with a center in the city of Vileika.
The structure of the Vileika region includes the city of Vileika and counties: Braslavsky, Vileisky, Disnyansky, Molodechnensky, Oshmyansky (within the new borders), Postavsky, Sventsyansky.
5. Pinsk region with a center in the city of Pinsk.
The structure of the Pinsk region includes the city of Pinsk and counties: Drogichinsky, Kossovsky, Luninetsky, Pinsky and Stolinsky, with the exception of the settlements of Drogichinsky, Pinsky and Stolin districts, which became part of the Ukrainian SSR.
Chairman of the Bureau
Supreme Council of the USSR
M. KALININ
Secretary of the Bureau
Supreme Council of the USSR
A. GORKIN
Moscow, Kremlin.
December 4, 1939