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Coll 25/23 'Orders in Council: Ethiopia: Repeal of the Ethiopian Order in Council, 1934; Surrender of British Consular Jurisdiction' [‎21v] (42/552)

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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Article 9. G *
The General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, the British Forces in East
Africa, may, for as long as he deems necessary: —
(a) Continue to use and occupy without payment any immovable
property formerly belonging to the Italian State which he still
requires. His Majesty the Emperor will also make available to
the Government of' the United Kingdom any other such
property which is needed by the British lorces.
(b) Construct and maintain such additional buildings, defences, roads,
railways, water supplies, wireless transmitting stations, telephones
and telegraphs as he considers necessary for military purposes.
(c) Continue the British military operation, management and main
tenance of the Franco-Ethiopian Railway.
(d) Continue the operation, management and maintenance of the high-
power beam wireless transmitting station situated at Addis Ababa,
together with the remote control stations, receiving terminal
stations and all apparatus belonging thereto, and such existing
telegraph and telephone installations as are required for the
British Forces.
(e) Continue to control and operate, whether by requisition, contract or
other means, such privately-owned vehicles as he may need
for military purposes and for the maintenance and evacuation of
the Italian civilian population.
Article 10.
Subject to the provisions of Article 2 (c), booty taken by the British
Forces in the course of the campaign in Ethiopia will be retained by them.
Article 11.
(a) In view of the fact that the speed and range of modern aircraft
necessitate the use of wide areas, the Emperor will accord permission to
the British Air Forces and the Air Forces of the Allies to fly in Ethiopia
wherever they consider it necessary.
(b) In view of the fact that the safety of flying is dependent upon
provision of a large number of places where aircraft can alight, His Majesty
the Emperor will secure the constant maintenance and availability of
adequate landing grounds in Ethiopian territory, in addition to those subject
to Article 3 of this Convention. His Majesty the Emperor will accede to any
request from the Appropriate British Authority for the construction, at the
cost of the Government of the United Kingdom, of such additional landing
grounds or the extension of existing landing grounds as experience may show
to be necessary.
(c) His Majesty the Emperor will accord permission for the British Air
Forces and the Air Forces of the Allies to use the said landing grounds, and,
in case of urgency, will, at the request of the Appropriate British Authority,
cause the Appropriate Ethiopian Authority to undertake such w r ork at the
cost of the Government of the United Kingdom, as may be necessary for
the safety or repair of aircraft, or will agree to such work being carried out
by the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, the British Forces in East
Africa.
(d) His Majesty the Emperor will give all necessary facilities for the
passage of the personnel of the British Forces, aircraft and stores to and
from the said landing grounds.

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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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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' [‎21v] (42/552), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/12/3328, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100055799526.0x00002d> [accessed 29 March 2024]

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