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Coll 25/23 'Orders in Council: Ethiopia: Repeal of the Ethiopian Order in Council, 1934; Surrender of British Consular Jurisdiction' [‎21r] (41/552)

The record is made up of 1 file (374 folios). It was created in 28 Dec 1936-21 Mar 1945. It was written in English and French. 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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Forces in East 'Africa,
aders necessary.
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merit of the United
tianding-in-Chief, the
Police Force as he
the town of Addis
sed by His Majesty
sty the Emperor will
er upon this Police
t (c) Until the British Forces are withdrawn from Ethiopia, the General
Officer Commanding-in-Chief, the British Forces in East Africa, or the
General Officer Commanding the British Forces in Ethiopia as his
representative, shall have the right of direct access to His Majesty the
Emperor, and shall take precedence immediately after the Diplomatic
Representative of His Majesty The King.
Article 5.
His Majesty the Emperor agrees that the part of the territory of the
Ogaden which was included in the former Italian Colonial Government of
Somalia shall, during the currency of this Convention, remain under the
British Military Administration of Somalia.
Article 6.
The Government of the United Kingdom shall have the right to keep
such military forces in Ethiopia as they think necessary. The rights and
immunities in Ethiopia of these forces and of the Military Mission referred
to in Article 2 are as defined in this Convention.
Article 7.
Without prejudice to the fact that British cantonments are upon
Ethiopian territory, the said cantonments shall be inviolable and shall be
subject to the exclusive control and authority of the appropriate British
Authority.
Article 8.
His Majesty the Emperor consents to the enjoyment by the British
Forces of—
(a) complete freedom of movement of personnel, vehicles, animals and
materials between British cantonments, and generally such freedom of
movement elsewhere as such forces enjoy in the United Kingdom;
(b) the same rights as to camping, billeting and security as the rights
which such Forces enjoy in the United Kingdom;
(c) the right to generate light and power, and to search and bore for or
collect water for use in British cantonments, and to transmit and distribute
such light, power and water between the place of generation or collection
and any British cantonment or between British cantonments by means of
cables, pipes or in any other way whatsoever;
(d) entry into and departure from Ethiopia of members of the British
Forces at all times without let or hindrance, subject only to the production
of a certificate showing membership of the British Forces in cases when
such members do not arrive or leave by a service aircraft, service transport
or as a formed body under command of an Officer, Warrant Officer, or
Non-Commissioned Officer;
(e) the use of roads, streams, lakes, waterways and other bodies of
water for personnel, vehicles, animals, materials or waterborne craft on
the service of His Majesty The King, without payment of any dues, tolls
or charges whatsoever;
(/) the same immunity regarding the official correspondence of the
British Forces and their couriers as is enjoyed in international law by
the Diplomatic Representatives of foreign States;
(ff) the right to establish and carry on Army postal services for the
handling and conveyance of all correspondence of the British Forces.

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Correspondence, drafts, minute papers, and memoranda concerning the repeal of the Ethiopia Order in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. , 1934. The decision to surrender extra-territorial jurisdiction is discussed following the Italian occupation of Abyssinia. Inter-departmental discussion of the decision and of the text of a provisional agreement with the Italian Government as a form of replacement constitutes the bulk of the file. These exchanges are between officials at the Foreign Office, 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. , Dominions Office, Home Office, and the Government of India, External Affairs Department. Further correspondence is from the British Legation in Addis Ababa, British Embassy in Rome, and officials from the Governments of Canada, Australia, New Zealand, the Union of South Africa, the Irish Free State, Italy, and Ethiopia.

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1 file (374 folios)
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The file is arranged in chronological order from the back to the front.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 375; 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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Coll 25/23 'Orders in Council: Ethiopia: Repeal of the Ethiopian Order in Council, 1934; Surrender of British Consular Jurisdiction' [‎21r] (41/552), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/12/3328, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100055799526.0x00002c> [accessed 28 March 2024]

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