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Coll 1/67 'Aden. Changes in administration in the event of separation from India: miscellaneous questions' [‎11v] (22/769)

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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must now be decided. If His Majesty's Covern^
responsibility for this Island, the Ang o 1 ‘ arranged that staff should still be
will be affected. If this change is made, it should be arrangea
drawn from India as required.
• cUnrHerp in houses in Aden and it has for
Point HO. New Buildings. T ere 1 t r ,.ii t he superior staff. This deficiency
some time been difficult to arrange or rcsi cn Colonial Service Officers in Aden
has been aggravated by the increase m the houses are required for
and will be still more felt when the Treasurer is appointed. New nou 4
the following officers: —
S Se Commandant of Police (who at present has to live in a hotel)
3 The Frontier Officer (who at present rents a hou^ belcmging to the Settlement
which is much needed to house the Municipal Engineer).
(a\ The Second Political Officer (who at present has no house).
In addition the house at present occupied by the District and Sessions judge is old and in
verv bad repair, and should be reconstructed. Other buildings that are much needed
(1) to house the Government Secondary School (thus relieving the present con-
gestion in the main Government school buildings),
(2) a substantial addition to 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. . This is at present a single storey
bungalow, rooms in which are large but too few in number. An addition
of a second storey would add very greatly to the convenience and comfort
and appearance of the official residence of the Governor, and will be of great
assistance to him in his official entertainments and in accommodating
distinguished visitors to Aden;
(3) a further extension to 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. Office (Secretariat) building. The addition
recently made has relieved the congestion as far as officers are concerned,
but not as regards the clerical staff. The Confidential Clerk works in a
very small room, which is crowded with Confidential records, and his
assistant has to work in the general office. Ihere is no visitor s room, and
visitors have to wait on the verandah.
Most of 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. Office furniture is very old, and needs replacement;
(4) an extension to the Court and Treasury building, in which the existing
accommodation is very inadequate.
The Civil Secretary and First Political Officer now live in privately owned rented
houses. This is not a satisfactory arrangement as the landlords frequently fail to keep
the houses in proper repair and as the officers concerned are liable to notices to quit.
It would be preferable if these houses were owned by Government and I am in favour of
their being purchased and put into proper condition.
In my opinion the Governor should have an official motor launch. At present I have
none, and distinguished visitors, of whom many pass through Aden, have to be brought
ashore in a launch borrowed either from the Air Officer Commanding or from the Aden
Port Trust or in the Police launch.
I suggest for consideration that His Majesty’s Government should make a special
grant on the occasion of the transfer to enable these requirements to be met, and so to
assist Aden in making a creditable start under its new form of Administration.
Point 21. Printing Press—The question of the establishment of a Government
Printing Press at Aden may be considered. At present Government printing for Aden
is done in the Government Presses in India, and in the local private Presses. It will be
convenient if the new Aden Government has its own Printing Press, as the printing of
confidential documents is often urgently required, and it is not desirable to entrust this
to private Presses. Information is now being collected for an estimate of capital and
recurring expenditure. The capital cost might perhaps be included in the special
grant which it is suggested should be made by His Majesty’s Government on the
occasion of the transfer. The recurring expenditure would not be excessive
Point 22. General Provident Fund.—M present Government servants in Aden
who belong to Indian Services, both Superior and Subordinate, are entitled to contribute
to the General Provident Fund maintained by the Government of India for the benefit
of their families. Government contribute nothing towards this Fund but they pay
interest on it, the rate of which is determined by the Government of India from year
to year and is generally between 4 and 5 per cent. I recommend that sums in this

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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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