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Coll 1/43 'Aden. Changes in civil administration in the event of separation from India: Post Office and telephone services' [‎52r] (103/184)

The record is made up of 1 file (91 folios). It was created in 15 Aug 1933-10 Apr 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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My dear Walton,
Will you kindly refer to your demi-official letter No.P.2.5673/
35, dated the 29th August 1936, to Mr.Acheson, Foreign Secretary.
I have been asked to reply direct to you so far as the Posts and
Telegraphs department is concerned.
The total receipts and expenditure of the Aden head post office
and of the five sub post offices under it durirg the years 1933-34
and 1934-35 are shown in detail in the accompanying statements. As
noted therein the expenditure on staff is based on actual payments
made after deducting the emergency cut in pay which was 5% of pay
in the yea® 1933-34 and 1934-35, No allowance is made for leave
and pension charges.
As regards the telephone system in Aden, I would request a re-
- ference to Clow's letter No.P-228/33 dated the 9th January 1936 to
3|<,, the address of the Under Secretary of State for India, Political
Department, 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. , The system is working at a profit and
it has been proposed to give some relief to the subscribers by re
ducing the rate of rental for direct connections.
The existing contract for the conveyance of mails between
and
England/India by the P.&.O.S.N.Company's ships is between His Imperial
Majesty's Government and the Company and not between the Government
of India and the Company. The contract was executed in 1908 for
a period of seven years subject to determination at or after the

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The file contains 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, the Air Ministry, the Government of India Department of Industries and Labour (Posts and Telegraphs branch), and the Director General for Posts and Telegraphs (India).

The correspondence dated between 1933-1935 concerns the installation of a new telephone system at Aden, receipts and expenditure, and a review of the rates charged.

The correspondence dated between 1935-1936 concerns arrangements for the Aden postal system in the event of the transfer of the civil administration to the Colonial Office. It includes discussion of staff terms and conditions following the transfer, possible participation in the Empire Mail Scheme, the continuation of cash certificates and postal insurances, and the possible establishment of an Aden Savings Bank.

The correspondence dated 1937 concerns the inclusion of Aden in the Universal Postal Convention, and revised rules regarding life insurance and endowment assurance for Aden postal staff.

This file includes a divider which gives a list of correspondence references found within the file by year. This is placed at the end of the correspondence (folio 1).

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1 file (91 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 main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 92; 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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