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Coll 25/23 'Orders in Council: Ethiopia: Repeal of the Ethiopian Order in Council, 1934; Surrender of British Consular Jurisdiction' [353r] (505/552)
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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being attempted has been reported from Harrar,
(b) Similar acceptance as regards agreed decisions reached
between Abyssinian Government representative and His Majesty’s
Consul in pursuance of 1S33 arrangements (Addis Ababa despatch
WW^,No. 61 of April 4th) for execution of old judgments. (The
decisions establish amounts due in respect of certain defective
civil judgments).
(c) Prevention or control of enrolment of British subjects in
Italian Colonial Army.
(d) Extradition matters.
(e) In view of recent experiences and different continental
conception of criminal procedure, some understanding that
favourable consideration shall be given to any Consular application
for immediate or early trial of British persons accused of crimes.
(f) Better prison arrangements and regulations, and
facilities for Consul to reiiew British prisoners in their cells.
Present arrangements are lamentable.
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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
- Title
- 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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