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Coll 1/21 'The Resident: leave and acting arrangements; duties of Civil Secretary' [‎292r] (585/886)

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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My dear Metcalfe,
I shall be very glad if His Excellency the
Viceroy will permit me^to visit Delhi on duty some
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time during the coming winter, preferably early in
the Hew Year, in order to give me an opportunity of
discussing Aden business personally wit£ the Departments
concerned. My predecessor, Sir Stewart Symes, went
to India for this purpose in September 1928, June 1929,
February 1930 and January 1931, and I was similarly
called to Delhi in November 1931. These visits on
each occasion proved most useful in accelerating the
satisfactory disposal of outstanding questions which
would otherwise have been liable to be delayed owing
to Aden’s distance and lack of direct contact with
the seat of Government.
Local matters in which I am particularly
interested at the moaent are Educational reorganisation
(my letter No.C/485 dated 20th August 1932 to the
Department of Education, Health and Lands), the
revision of Aden Act, 1364 (my letter No. a/ 434/6489
dated 17th September 1932 to the Home Department),
and the strengthening of the Armed Police, about which
I intend to send you a further letter shortly. There
are also some other subjects such as future postings,
\ about which I should like to talk to you.
When Lord Willingdon passed through Aden in April
1931 he was good enough to tell me that I should let him
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know if at any time I wished to visit Delhi, and I shall
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,^ therefore be grateful if you will kindly submit my request
lu ed 1 Dl‘ 1932 to His Excellency.
I Receiv 13 DEC .332 ! Your8 sincerely,
Sd. B.R. Reilly.
H.A.F. Metcalfe, Esquire, C.I.E.,M.V.O.,
Qffg. Foreign Seccetary to the Government of India,
New Delhi.

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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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