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Coll 1/21 'The Resident: leave and acting arrangements; duties of Civil Secretary' [‎208r] (417/886)

The record is made up of 1 file (442 folios). It was created in 15 Apr 1925-20 Jul 1940. 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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view however of Reilly’s strong representations which
have the backing both of yourself and Metcalfe, we will
endeavour to move on Rivett-Camac and leave
Hickinbotham as Civil Secretary. The only difficulty
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which will arise weu±d be to find a job for Rivett-
Carnac, but as Metcalfe will have returned before this
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transfer is likely to take place I shall be able to
leave it to him to take necessary action.
I hope you did not object to our rather stiff
f wire about Wightwick etc. I got a wail from W.
to the effect that he was stopped by wire from pro
ceeding to Aden after he had sent the whole of his kit
and his car to Bombay and after the man who was to
succeed him had actually arrived in Palanpur with
several truck loads of corm»le-to kit , several chickens,
a motor car and a brace of puppies. In addition to that
the man who was succeeding Williams had to cancel his
leave and there were various other individual in
conveniences which arose from this rather sudden change
of postings. Such things are, of course, inevitable
in such cases, but you will, I hope, realise that the
wording of our wire was merely a reflection of the
strictures passed on us by the Individuals concerned.
Yours sincerely.
J.C.Walton.Esqr.M.C.,
Secy., Pol. Dept., 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.

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The file contains correspondence regarding leave arrangements for Government officials in Aden, including the Resident (later Chief Commissioner, and then Governor), the Assistant Residents, the Protectorate Secretary, the Civil Secretary, and the District Magistrate. The following topics are discussed: the temporary secondment of officials to cover positions; the pay and allowances due to officials assuming temporary positions to cover leave; the proportion of funds to be contributed by 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. and the Colonial Office; and the suitability of officials for particular posts.

The correspondence dated between 1932-1933 also contains references to the treaty negotiations conducted between the Resident (Sir Bernard Reilly) and the Imam of Yemen. Correspondence dated between 1934-1935 contains references to the transfer of the civil administration of the Aden Protectorate from the Government of India to the Colonial Office.

The principal correspondents are: the Aden Resident (later Chief Commissioner, then Governor); 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. Political Department (John Charles Walton, Sir John Gilbert Laithwaite); the Colonial Office (Hubert Russell Cowell, F J Howard, Kenneth William Blaxter), and the Foreign and Political Department, Government of India (William Kerr Fraser-Tytler).

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 (folios 1-2).

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1 file (442 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 442; 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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