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Coll 1/1 'The Resident, Aden: appointment of a successor to Sir G S Symes' [‎76r] (151/212)

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The record is made up of 1 file (106 folios). It was created in 27 Jan 1931-19 Dec 1944. 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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It is requested that in any further communi
cation on this subject the under-mentioned letter
and number may be quoted, and the reply
addressed to —
4808
The Under Secretary of State for India,
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. ,
WHITEHALL,
Political Department,
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. ,
London, S.TF. 1.
LONDON, 1.
r - Z. 894/31.
' 4 *
20th February 1931
Sir
tfith reference to the letter from this Department of
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/
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14th February, 735/31, recom/ending the appointment of
Lieut*/eilly as Resident at Aden, X am directed by
the Secretary of State for India to enclose copy of a letter
xrom >ir Geoffrey Archer requesting that his name may be
considered for the post*
Lord Pasafield may prefer that the reply to ir G.
Archer *8 letter should issue from the Colonial Office. if
so, the paper will be transferred. Otherwise r. secretary
enn would propose, subject to Lord has field f s views, to reply
regretting that it ie not possible to offer the appointment
'jrtu ex > „ai n i ng that it is the agreed practice that in normal
circumstances the post should be filled by selection from tbs
Colonial and Indian services alternately, and that asthe
last incumbent was a Colonial service officer it is now
proposed to appoint an officer of the Indian service.
I am, Sir
Your obedient :«erva t
The Under ;ecretary of State
COLONIAL OFFICE.

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The file contains correspondence between various Government departments regarding: the appointment of a successor to Sir Stewart Symes as Resident, Aden; the nomination and appointment of Sir Bernard Rawson Reilly; extension of Reilly's contract as Chief Commissioner; and overpayment of emoluments to Reilly in 1931. There is also a draft broadcast note dated 1944 announcing that Reginald Stuart Champion will take over as Governor of Aden in succession of John Hathorn Hall.

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 (folio one).

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1 file (106 folios)
Arrangement

The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.

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Foliation: the foliation sequences commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 106; 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.

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IOR/L/PS/12/1443
Title
Coll 1/1 'The Resident, Aden: appointment of a successor to Sir G S Symes'
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front, front-i, 2r:10v, 11v:77v, 80v:99v, 100v:105v, back-i, back
Author
East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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