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Coll 1/23 'Aden, Administration and Control: changes consequent on Indian Constitutional Charges; transfer to HMG' [47v] (99/1106)
The record is made up of 1 volume (551 folios). It was created in 24 Jan 1933-11 Jan 1934. 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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(19356-50) Wt. 1141-379 1000 P. St. G. 335
18
RECORDS OF THE JOINT COMMITTEE
ON INDIAN CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM
20° Novembris, 1933.] Memorandum by the [Continued.
Secretary of State for India.
Additional assurance.
13. His Majesty’s Government are also prepared to give a silicic
additional assurance that in the event of transfer Indian British subjects
would be allowed to enter the Protectorate under precisely the same con
ditions as any other British subjects.
APPENDIX.
Statement in answer to a question by Mr. David Grenfell in the House
of Commons, Dated 19th June, 1933.
Sir S. Hoare : His Majesty’s Government have recently received repre
sentations from different communities among the inhabitants of Aden as
well as from certain quarters in India, expressing their various views in
regard to the transfer of the administration of Aden from the control of the
Government of India to His Majesty’s Government. The matter is one
which is now receiving the consideration of His Majesty’s Government and
of the Government of India in connection with the impending constitutional
changes. Full opportunity will be given for discussion in the Indian legis
lative Chambers at their next session and for all the interests concerned to
state their views. Meanwhile, His Majesty v s Government think that it
would be convenient that the considerations which suggest the desirability
of a transfer of the administration and the conditions that would be entailed
by such a transfer should be made known so that the problem can be
discussed with a full knowledge of the facts.
The reasons which suggest that Aden shotuld not remain linked with
India under the new constitution are, that it is an area geographically
remote from India; that it would not naturally fit into the new federation;
that it is already to some extent under Imperial control, and that it is
inseparable in practice from the Aden Protectorate, which has already passed
wholly out of Indian control. If it should be decided that the adminis
tration of Aden should be separated from that of India, His Majesty’s
Government contemplate that the following conditions would he estab
lished : —
(1) India would be relieved of the annual contriblution of approxi
mately £150,000 sterling, or Rs. 20
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
, at present payable towards the
military and political administration.
(2) I he right of appeal in judicial cases to the Bombay High Court
would be maintained.
(3) His Majesty’s Government would maintain the existing policy of
making Aden a free port unless some radical change in the present
economic situation should take place. From their own point of view
the abandonment of this policy would clearly in existing economic con
ditions be financially unsound, since the prosperity of Aden depends
largely on its transit trade.
(4) His Majesty’s Government womld do their utmost to maintain the
present standard of administration and would not impose any additional
taxation unless such a course became, in their opinion, absolutely
necessary.
(5) A proportion of Indian service administrative personnel would be
retained in Aden service for some years after transfer took place.
(6) No racial legislation or segregation would be permitted by His
Majesty’s Government.
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The volume contains extensive reports, memoranda and correspondence documenting discussions of the possible transfer of the civil administration of Aden from the Government of India to the Colonial Office. The primary authors and correspondents are 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 Aden Chief Commissioner, the Secretary of State for India, the Aden Standing Committee, the Viceroy, the Government of India Foreign and Political Department, and the Joint Committee on Indian Constitutional Reform.
The majority of this correspondence concerns the following: the formal debates in the Council of State and the Central Legislative Assembly; the opinions of the Indian and Aden populations, both for and against transfer to the Colonial Office; and the wording of official statements. Tensions between the UK Government of the Government of India are well documented throughout the file.
The volume also contains letters and petitions from Aden and Indian citizens, politicians and trade associations, communicating their concerns over the Salt Tariff, future taxation, and either the marginalisation or dominance of Indian interests. Reports and printed proceedings of the Council of State, Central Legislative Assembly, and Joint Foreign Committee on Indian Constitutional Reform can be found at folios 166-230, and 38-48.
The following points are discussed at length within the volume: the desire of the Colonial Office to effect transfer prior to Indian independence; the importance of Aden to British imperial defence and communications; the disadvantages if Aden were to be administered as part of a federated India; the possible financial and military role of the Government of India, should Aden transfer to the Colonial Office; the financial contribution made by India; the status of Indian citizens in Aden; the question of continued representation in the Bombay High Court for Aden citizens; the possibility of maintaining the preferential Salt tariff; Aden's free port status; the possible role for Indian Service Personnel in Aden; and the impact on Indian and Aden businesses under Colonial Office administration, particularly on the salt trade.
The volume includes a divider which gives a list of correspondence references found within the volume by year. This is placed at the end of the correspondence (folio 4).
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- 1 volume (551 folios)
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The papers are arranged in rough chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume
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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the inside front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 551; 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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- Joint Committee on Indian Constitutional Reform
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