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Coll 1/67 'Aden. Changes in administration in the event of separation from India: miscellaneous questions' [‎10r] (19/769)

The record is made up of 1 file (384 folios). It was created in 2 Jun 1936-15 Nov 1937. 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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might be one budget divided into two parts—Civil (for Aden) and Political (for the
Protectorate). The finances of Aden and of the Aden Protectorate could thus be kept
distinct for local purposes, but would be combined in the budget submitted for approval
annually to the Colonial Office. A grant-in-aid from His Majesty's Government will be
necessary and it should include, in addition to actual expenditure on the Protectorate,
all contributions at present made by His Majesty’s Government towards civil services,
lor example, Police, Civil Hospital, 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. and Treasury Establishments. It is
hoped that the remaining expenditure on Aden can be met from local revenue, but this
will depend largely on : —
{a) the amount of income tax that will be realized from firms doing business in
Aden which at present do not pay income tax here,
{b) the future of the Aden salt industry, and
(c) the future position of Aden with regard to trade with Abyssinia which may
possibly be diverted from Aden as a result of future developments in that
country.
I am submitting, as an accompaniment to this note, a Draft Estimate for an Aden budget
(as distinct from the Protectorate) based on the actuals of the last three years and on the
assumption that existing expenditure on personnel and service will be maintained, but
with the addition of the increased revenue that it is hoped to receive and of increased
expenditure that appears to be unavoidable. These increases are calculated on estimates
that can at present be only tentative. They will need further examination in the light
of fuller information regarding future income tax receipts and the prospects of.the salt
industry and of the Abyssinian trade, and in relation to whatever decisions are made
by His Majesty’s Government regarding future administrative personnel and other
details of administrative expenditure, such as Ecclesiastical Establishment and
lighthouses.
Point 16. Personnel .—In Mr. Cowell’s letter to 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. dated 24th October,
1933*, an assurance was given on behalf of the Colonial Office that all Indian administra
tive personnel serving in Aden at the time of transfer would be retained on the terms of
service under which they were then serving, subject only to modification by mutual
consent, and that it was intended that when vacancies occurred, though there would be
a gradual substitution of officers of the Colonial Service in the Aden Service, Indians and
officers of the Indian Political Department would remain eligible for appointment to
such posts.
In a telegram from the Secretary of State for India to the Viceroy, No. 798, dated
25th March, 1933f, it was stated that His Majesty’s Government would be prepared to
retain a proportion of Indian Service administrative personnel in Aden Service for some
years after the transfer takes place, and it was suggested that posts at present staffed
from India might continue so to be filled for about five years from the date of separation
in the first instance. If so, not only would officers who are serving in Aden at the
time of the transfer be retained, but they would in the ordinary course be relieved by
other Indian Service Officers for about five years. It is understood that they would be
retained at Aden on Indian rates of pay and on Indian terms of service. Their leave
rules would therefore differ from those of officers in Colonial Service. The latter will
probably be given leave after 18 months of duty, but Indian Service officers usually
do longer spells of continuous duty and then obtain longer periods of leave than is
customary in Colonial Service. The question arises as to how leave vacancies in the
case of these officers will be filled. In the case of Colonial Service officers now serving
at Aden, there is an adequate reserve to enable leave to be taken without the necessity of
obtaining other officers for replacement. This is not so in the case of Indian Service
officers now in Aden. When one of them goes on leave it will therefore be necessary
for the Government of India to replace him by another officer, either temporarily for
the period of his leave or substantively. This may have already been arranged between
His Majesty’s Government and the Government of India, but if not, I suggest that a
clear understanding should now be reached on this point.
Indian Service officers may remain at Aden either {a) on deputation, or (ft) by
retiring from Indian Service and transferring to Colonial Service.
With regard to {a), the conditions under which officers may serve on deputation are
laid down in Part VII, Chapter XII read with Appendix 11 of the Government of India
Fundamental Rules. Deputation must be on a voluntary basis and officers are entitled
to a deputation allowance not exceeding 25 per cent. The Aden Administration would
also have to pay contributions to the Government of India towards leave, passages and
pensions of these officers. This must be taken into consideration in calculating the cost
to the new Administration of retaining Indian Service officers at Aden.
* No. 35 in Middle East No. 50. f Enclosure in No. 17960/33 [No. 22 ] : not printed.
(C21513)

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The file contains correspondence, memoranda and reports regarding administrative changes to be made upon the transfer of Aden from the Government of India to the Colonial Office. The file consists primarily of correspondence between: 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. Political Department; the Colonial Office; and the Government of India Home, Foreign and Political, Finance, and Reforms Departments.

The file has been divided into the following bundles:

  • 1. Memoranda, ff 5-73;
  • 2. Flag, ff 74-79;
  • 3. New buildings, ff 80-86;
  • 4. Pension rights of Indian personnel, ff 87-95;
  • 5. Personnel, ff 96-184;
  • 6. Judicial and Revenue Stamps, ff 185-910;
  • 7. Position of Consuls, ff 191-197;
  • 8. Printing Press, ff 198-203;
  • 9. Provident Fund, ff 204-210;
  • 10. Application of international treaties and extradition conventions, motor vehicles (international rules), ff 211-325;
  • 11. Future financial arrangements in regard to salt, income tax, supply of opium etc., ff 326-384.

The bundle titled 'Memoranda' contains a copy of Reilly's 'Note on Fourteen Points connected with the Transfer of Aden from the Government of India to the Colonial Office, discussed at the Foreign Office in 1933', plus a copy of Aden. Question of Transfer. Papers, 1933 (Middle East No. 50), and related correspondence.

The bundle titled 'Personnel' concerns the issue of retaining Indian administrative personnel at Aden following the transfer, on their existing terms of service, for a period of five years. The correspondence also concerns the position of the District and Sessions Judge, which upon transfer would change to become Judge of the Supreme Court of Aden; the appointment of James Taylor Lawrence to the post upon the retirement of G B Constantine is discussed.

The bundle titled 'Provident Fund' concerns the creation of a new General Provident Fund at Aden upon transfer. Reilly proposes that the Government of India transfer over to Aden any monies standing to the credit of Indian service personnel retained permanently; the Government of India propose that the monies should be cancelled out against the value of buildings, civil debt and pecuniary liabilities etc. involved in the transfer.

The bundle titled 'International Treaties' concerns the applicability to Aden, upon transfer, of various international agreements, and discusses the need to formally notify foreign governments of the change. Folios 297-321 include lists of treaties, conventions etc. which applied to both India and Burma, drawn up upon the separation of Burma in 1935. Extradition treaties and international motor agreements are discussed in particular detail.

The bundle titled 'Future Financial Arrangements' contains notes on budget administration, financial management, the issue of the salt tax, income tax, customs arrangements, and the importation and control of opium and other regulated substances. Draft estimates based on the figures of revenue and expenditure for the years 1932-1935 are included at folios 371-383.

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 2).

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1 file (384 folios)
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The file has been divided into eleven bundles, according to subject. Within the bundles, materials are arranged in rough chronological order, from the rear to the front.

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Foliation: The foliation sequence commences at the inside front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 384; 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. The back of the external cover has not been foliated.

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