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Coll 1/49 'Aden. Administration and control: changes consequent on Indian constitutional reforms; transfer to HMG' [‎17r] (38/968)

The record is made up of 1 volume (480 folios). It was created in 12 Oct 1933-3 Jun 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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ADEN.
Instructions passed under the Royal Sign Manual and Signet
to the Govenor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony
of Aden.
DATED 3rd March, 1937. GEORGE R.I.
Instructions to Our Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and
over the Colony of Aden, or other officer for the time being adminis
tering the Government of the said Colony.
Whereas by the Aden Colony Order, 1936, provision is made for
the Government of the Colony of Aden (therein and hereinafter
called “ the Colony ”) and for the appointment of a Governor and
Commander-in-Chief (therein and hereinafter called “ the
Governor ”) in and over the Colony;
And whereas the Governor is thereby authorised, empowered and
commanded to do all things that belong to his said office, according
to such Instructions as may from time to time be given to him
under Our Sign Manual and Signet;
And whereas We are minded to issue Instructions under Our Sign
Manual and Signet for the guidance of the Governor or other officer
administering the Government of the Colony;
NOW THEREFORE We do direct and enjoin and declare Our
will and pleasure as follows :—
1. The Governor may, whenever he thinks fit, require any person
in the public service of the Colony to take the Oath of Allegiance,
in the form prescribed by the above recited Order, together with
such other Oath or Oaths as may from time to time be prescribed
by any laws in force in the Colony. The Governor is to administer
such Oaths, or to cause them to be administered by some public
officer of the Colony.
2. During the temporary absence of the Governor from the seat
of Government or from the Colony these Instructions, so far as
they apply to any matter or thing to be done, or to any power or
authority to be exercised by a Deputy acting for the Governor,
shall be deemed to be addressed to and shall be observed by such
Deputy.
3. If in any emergency arising in the Colony during the tem
porary absence of the Governor for a short period from the seat
of Government or from the Colony it is necessary that instructions
should be obtained from Us without delay, the Deputy (if any)
acting for the Governor may apply to Us, through one of Our
Principal Secretaries o^ State, for instructions in the matter; but
every such Deputy shall forthwith transmit to the Governor a copy
of every despatch or communication which he has so addressed
Governor to
administer
oaths.
Instructions
to be
observed by
Deputies.
Deputies
may corres
pond direct
with the
Secretary of
State in
urgent
cases.

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The volume contains papers regarding the transfer of the civil administration of Aden from the Government of India to the Colonial Office, and the preparation of the Aden Colony Order in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. (1936), and 'Royal Sign Manual and Signet to the Governor and Commander in Chief of the Colony of Aden (1937)'.

The volume is predominantly made up of correspondence between 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 (later Governor) 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. Legal Advisor's Department, and the Secretary of State for India. The volume also contains numerous heavily-annotated drafts of the Order in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. and the Royal Instructions, plus minutes of meetings held at the Colonial Office, and extracts from the Home Affairs Committee and the Joint Committee on Indian Constitutional Reform. Final drafts can be found at folios 13-20, in addition to copies of Reilly's inauguration speech (folios 25-28).

The correspondence covers a range of topics, including: Indian and Arab sentiment over the transfer; problems of condominion; the importance of Aden to Britain's imperial aims; representations from the Indian and Aden business communities; the maintenance of representation for Aden subjects at the Bombay High Court; Aden's free port status; questions of income tax and salt duty; the wording of the Order in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. and Royal Instructions; and a proposal to list the Kuria Muria Islands as a named dependency of Aden, comparable to Shaikh Othman, Imad and Hiswa, and Perim.

The volume includes a divider which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the volume by year. This is placed at the end of the correspondence (folio 4).

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1 volume (480 folios)
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The papers are arranged in rough chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume

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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 480; 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 fold-outs on f 147, f 158 and f 159 are A and B items which are attached to the folios in order to add additional information about the document.

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