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Coll 25/23 'Orders in Council: Ethiopia: Repeal of the Ethiopian Order in Council, 1934; Surrender of British Consular Jurisdiction' [351r] (501/552)
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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important that archives of the Court at both Addis Ababa and
Harrar should oe retained at these Consulates for the purpose
menGioneo. 'ihere will doubtless be several cases in which
reference to archives will be necessary and I should deprecate
handing archives over in toto to Italians.
(7) As regards paragraph (C) of your telegram I think in
respect of personal status v.e should endeavour to secure accept
ance of modus operand! stated in second paragraph of Article 68
of Ethiopian
Order in Council
A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council.
of 1954 unless this point is
already completely covered by Italian colonial legislation or
practice (please see Article 5 of decree enclosed in my despatch
No. J.55 in^so far as Mohammedans are concerned). Provisions of
th<:,t paragraph ere confined to members of non-Christian
communities, but presumably the principle is not applicable to
Christians at any rate to the same extent.
(8) As regards equality of rights (last phrase of your
telegram has been received slightly corrupt) Italian attitude will
doubtless be governed by their published decrees notably that
quoted in my preceding paragraph which makes certain class
distinctions as also by such precedents as may have been establish
ed in their older colonies. Wnle Europeans and the like will be
m harmony with Italian system of justice all others will in
criminal cases come in the first instance before the Governor of
AddlS AbslDa 0r hls tribunal (see decree), in civil cases however
cise pio^eduj.^ which would be applicable to various categories
our people io at present somewhat obscure as decree quoted
distinguishes between "Colonial Subjects" (i.e. persons belonging
to Libya, Eritrea or Italian Somaliland) and "Natives" in which
it at variance with nationality provisions in Article 28 of
decree
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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.
Included in the file are documents used for reference purposes, including:
- A copy of 'Treaty of Friendship and Commerce between Ethiopia and France', 1908 (folios 372-375)
- Copy of 'Treaty Series No. 31 (1938) - I - Agreement between The United Kingdom and Italy consisting of a Protocol with Annexes and Exchanges of Notes; II - Bon Voisinage An agreement or treaty based on principles of 'good neighbourliness', often signed between countries which share borders. Agreement and Exchanges of Notes between The United Kingdom, Egypt and Italy' (folios 120-139).
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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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- IOR/L/PS/12/3328
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- Coll 25/23 'Orders in Council: Ethiopia: Repeal of the Ethiopian Order in Council, 1934; Surrender of British Consular Jurisdiction'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:3v, 7r:42v, 44r:149v, 155r:205v, 207r:207v, 209r:209v, 211r:211v, 213r:213v, 215r:229v, 330r:371v, back-i, back
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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