Coll 1/2 'Administrative policy: arrangements for achievement of Imperial purposes at Aden; transfer of administration to Government of India (from Government of Bombay)' [318r] (640/876)
The record is made up of 1 volume (436 folios). It was created in 11 Mar 1931-23 Nov 1932. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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deal for the progress and development of trade and industries
of Aden.
The question involves a principle of great
importance to Indians as citizens of the British Commonwealtho
In South Africa, in East Africa and elsewhere, the Indian
people have to struggle hard to maintain their rights, --
acquired hy services rendered in developing and otherwise
promoting the prosperity of the countries concerned. It is
to he hoped that no occasion for such a struggle will arise
in Aden. Bombay merchants have taken a prominent share in
the development of Aden mainly because of its century-old
connect ion with their
Presidency
The name given to each of the three divisions of the territory of the East India Company, and later the British Raj, on the Indian subcontinent.
, and the assurance which it
provided that their interests will be protected and promoted
by the Government of their own Province to which they had
the readiest access and which was intimately acquainted with
their wants and Irishes. They are entitled, to put at the
lowest, to be consulted, when it is proposed to bring about
a revolutionary change in this arrangement which, on the
whole, has worked satisfactorily. They have seen nothing
so far in the published papers to show that in proposing a
change in the administration of Aden their point of view has
been taken into account.
I confess that I cannot disguise our underlying
fear, that the present proposal is really a first step m
the direction of depriving India of the administration of a
territory's which is of great strategic and polit'
importance to Great Britain. Already the Military portion
of the administration has been taken over. While we do not
see that any case has been made out for the transfer of Aden
to the Government of India, we earnestly request Your
Excellency
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Papers regarding the transfer of the civil administration of Aden from the Government of Bombay From c. 1668-1858, the East India Company’s administration in the city of Bombay [Mumbai] and western India. From 1858-1947, a subdivision of the British Raj. It was responsible for British relations with the Gulf and Red Sea regions. to the Government of India, and the institution of Aden as a Chief Commissionership. The following subjects are discussed:
- the position of Aden in regard to Britain's imperial purposes;
- the history of the Aden protectorate, and future policy in the region;
- proposals made regarding the preferred method of effecting the transfer, under Section 59 of the Government of India Act;
- discussion of the population of Aden, relationships between the local communities, and local attitudes towards administration by the Governments of Bombay, India, or the Colonial Office;
- concern amongst residents of Aden and the merchant community in Bombay that transfer to the Government of India would be a preparatory step for transfer to the Colonial Office, and that the Port of Aden would lose free port status and be subject to a customs tariff;
- debates within the Bombay Legislative Council regarding the above;
- discussion over the future designation of the Resident of Aden as Chief Commissioner, and the designation of other officers;
- questions concerning broader Middle East unification in British policy.
The file comprises memoranda and draft notes from the Government of India Foreign and Political Department, and the Government of Bombay From c. 1668-1858, the East India Company’s administration in the city of Bombay [Mumbai] and western India. From 1858-1947, a subdivision of the British Raj. It was responsible for British relations with the Gulf and Red Sea regions. Political and Secret Department, alongside extensive correspondence between the above-mentioned departments and the following: the Secretary of State for India; the Under Secretary of State for the Colonies; the Aden Resident [H M Wightwick], and later Chief Commissioner [B R Reilly]. There are several offprints and copy reports of questions asked in the House of Lords, and sessions of the Bombay Legislative Council.
Items of note include:
- ff 425-435. Minute by Sir Stewart Symes, former Resident, Aden (1928-1931), proposing the transfer of civil administration;
- ff 418-424. Memorandum for circulation, proposed changes to the civil administration of Aden;
- ff 356-387, and 262-274. Representations from members of the British Indian Colonial Merchant's Association and numerous smaller bodies, plus details of a delegation to the Viceroy, with text of address;
- ff 179-234. Draft notification under Section 59 of the Government of India Act recording the constitution of Aden as a Chief Commissionership and the delegation of powers, with annotations, plus details re: the provision of staff by the Government of Bombay From c. 1668-1858, the East India Company’s administration in the city of Bombay [Mumbai] and western India. From 1858-1947, a subdivision of the British Raj. It was responsible for British relations with the Gulf and Red Sea regions. ;
- ff 35-114. Two booklets, The Aden Problem , volumes II and III, (the British Indian Colonial Merchant's Association; Bombay, 1931-32);
- ff 132-160. Correspondence and annotated draft brief for Lord Lamington's questions in the House of Lords regarding the transfer to the Government of India, and the wider question of Middle East unification.
The volume includes a divider which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the volume by year. This is placed at the end of the correspondence.
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- 1 volume (436 folios)
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The papers are arranged in chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the inside front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 436; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. Additional foliation sequences are present in parallel between ff 35-78, 79-114, 121-26, 168-73, 261-90, 291-319, 321-40, and 357-69; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
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