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Coll 1/36 'Aden. Changes in civil administration in the event of separation from India: lunatics; detention in India' [‎13r] (25/40)

The record is made up of 1 file (20 folios). It was created in 15 Aug 1933-24 Dec 1936. 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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Commituications on this subject
should be .addressed to—
The Secretary of State,
Colonial Office,
London, S.W.l.
and the following
Number quoted: 78133/36•
Downing Street.
g July, 1936.
Sir,
I am directed by Mr. Secretary Ormsby Gore
to state, for the information of the Marquess of
Zetland, that he has under consideration the question
of what arrangement should be made after the separa
tion of Aden from British India for the treatment of
lunatics in Aden.
2. This question was discussed informally at
a meeting at the 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. on the 15th August,
1933, and the tentative conclusion was reached that
the best course would be, if the Government of India
should see no objection, to continue the existing
practice of sending lunatics from Aden to India,
possibly for a small payment per head by the new
Aden Administration.
3. I am to request that, if Lord Zetland sees
no
THE UNDER SECRETARY OP STATE,
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.

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The file contains correspondence regarding arrangements to be made for patients with mental health issues who require hospital treatment, following the transfer of Aden from the Government of India. The correspondents are the Aden Chief Commissioner (Bernard Reilly), the 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. , the Under Secretary of State for the Colonies, and the Government of India Foreign and Political Department.

It is agreed to continue the practice of sending Indian and Arab patients to India, with a small payment to be made. The lack of accommodation for European patients is noted.

The file includes a divider which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. This is placed at the end of the correspondence (folio 1).

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1 file (20 folios)
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The papers are arranged in rough chronological order from the rear to the front of the file

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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 20; 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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