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Coll 1/21 'The Resident: leave and acting arrangements; duties of Civil Secretary' [‎320r] (641/886)

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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C/518.
The Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. ,
Aden, 7th September, 1932*
From
Lieutenant Colonel B.R.Reilly, C.I.E., O.B*E.,
Chief Commissioner, Aden.
To
The Secretary to the Government of India,
Foreign and Political Department, Simla.
Subject:- Appointment of Protectorate Secretary to
act as Chief Commissioner during the
latter’s absence on leave.
Sir,
I have the honour to state that I propose to
apply for six months’ leave from April, 1933. In the
event of this leave being granted to me I recommend that
Mr. R.S. Champion, Protectorate Secretary, be appointed to
act for me during my absence as contemplated in Colonial
Office despatch No. 67 of 31st August, 1928, 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.
letter P.Z.2637/32 of 13th May, 1932, and Colonial Office
letter 97683/32 of 25th July, 1932.
2. The question of the Protectorate Secretary’s
emoluments when acting as Resident and Chief Commissioner
requires special consideration. Hitherto this officiating
appointment has been held by the First Assistant Resident,
an officer of the Indian Political Department whose
substantive pay was considerably greater than that of the
Protectorate Secretary. He was granted an acting
allowance which, apart from the sumptuary allowance, raised
his total emoluments (including overseas pay) to Rs.310C or
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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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