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Coll 1/2 'Administrative policy: arrangements for achievement of Imperial purposes at Aden; transfer of administration to Government of India (from Government of Bombay)' [124r] (252/876)
The record is made up of 1 volume (436 folios). It was created in 11 Mar 1931-23 Nov 1932. 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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K- 211 0wr Policy in [ 27 April 1932 ]
likely to do any better in Arabia. The
/' answer to that is, first, that the Sudan
Mfis administered under our Government,
11 and I imagine has to deal directly with
^ the Foreign Office. And I would! say,
ldai ! ^Without any criticism of those who are
ie ^P irresponsible for the Colonial Office
administration in this country, that it
0Qc eiie : 5 eems to me a perfect disgrace that in
Vl ceo[[;*21, and for six or seven years, you had
fie Imam of the Yemen sending down his
;i on 0 j orces to Dthala, a place within sixty
niles of Aden. We continue to pay a
0]le i ubsidy to him at Aden, and yet there
tl, .' vere the forces of the Imam of the Yemen
^ q full occupation of this place Dthala for
rei ix or seven years—a place directly under
ce he Protectorate of Aden, and nothing
ould be accomplished by the Colonial
Iffice to get rid of this force.
the Middle East. 212
i n or “ ay p ° £ 1 fi a8 . t / ear ’ whe,, the "“ble Lord,
rasslield, replied {or the Govern-
‘ occasion there has
been really no change to report in the
situation, as far as what we were told on
oemed OCa H n by L ,° rJ PaSsfield c “n-
cerned H e explained that closer
udorded 8 i f ; 0 ' 0rdination were being
adopted, and those closer methods of co*
oidmatmn have been made considerable
found t!! 1 h \ aSt . y f ar ’ and havft been
tound to work satisfactorily. If I mav
quote from what the noble Lord, Lord
Passfield said on that occasion, referring
^ Majesty’s Government, he said
Pab'
be rei; 1 understand that there has been an
represeJ^ - L „
cea S f the Imam, that he is in some way or
oikee. ther more am enable to the idea of
aving a treaty, and undoubtedly he has
ithdrawn all his forces from the Aden
tectorate. That was my great charge
the Colonial Office—that they
onot ^° Wed SUC ^ a state °P affairs to subsist
off br six or seven years. Our country was
the ( Ut int0 a Very ig^minious position. I
link it was worth while, in view of the
atement by the noble Lord, Lord Pass-
. eld, which I have already mentioned,
j taking an attempt last May to bring the
t-neral administration in the Near East
1 id Arabian matters into better order,
ad I should be glad to know from His
jesty’s Government if they are still
ing to elucidate this problem, which,
admit, is very complex, and whether
e alter methods are now employed than
the case two or three years ago. I
to move.
Coloi
abia,
Lord
to in' VUKU STRATHCONA and MOUNT
not lit ML: My Lords, the noble Lord who
ctb S r . a ^ sed ^bis Question has such a dis-
i. nguished career behind him of service
be a ^ nd ^ a ’ and suc b a profound knowledge
conditions in Arabia and what is
,Called the Middle East, that I will
l ‘| t attempt to follow him in all his
1 ^graphical discussions, but I will
ieavour, as far as possible, to give him
lirect answer to all the questions which
Forei, has raised, whether they specifically
ntioipe'ar in his Notice of Motion or not.
,t iiej e noble Lord refers in his Motion to
id, ai' 1 debate which took place in this House
is made ;U1 or g ani sation which
"one beW u ent n 01 l an ^ hin g that has
gone be tore, and which, we think secures
constant vigilance with regard to minor
matters and the reservation of all issues of
policy for the Cabinet as a whole.’’
It will obviously be impossible for me to
enter into any further details as to that
oiganisation, but I can assure the noble
Lord that His Majesty’s Government are
satisfied therewith, and do not feel that
any further change in the existing
arrangements is required for the moment.
Ihe noble Lord went on to refer to the
question of officials in Arabia and the
Middle East generally, and I was not
quite clear from what he said whether
he was anxious to secure that only
officials whose knowledge of Arabia was
above suspicion should be posted there,
or whether he was demanding a special
service of officials to render administra
tion in that area. But on the question
of language I should like to inform him
that, so far as I know, in all essential
cases officials in Arabic-speaking countries
have a knowledge of the local language—
a principle which is followed in the
Indian service and the Colonial Empire
generally, wherever we are concerned
with the administration of peoples speak
ing another language. I need hardly ex
plain that these officials have to go
through an examination. The noble Lord
referred to the question of Palestine and
Transjordania. Officers of the Trans
jordan frontier force are, within two
years of their appointment, required to
pass an Arabic language test, failure in
which militates against an officer’s
prospects of promotion and may result
in the termination of his appointment.
Lord LAMINGTON : Does that apply
to the Colonial Office?
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Papers regarding the transfer of the civil administration of Aden from the Government of Bombay From c. 1668-1858, the East India Company’s administration in the city of Bombay [Mumbai] and western India. From 1858-1947, a subdivision of the British Raj. It was responsible for British relations with the Gulf and Red Sea regions. to the Government of India, and the institution of Aden as a Chief Commissionership. The following subjects are discussed:
- the position of Aden in regard to Britain's imperial purposes;
- the history of the Aden protectorate, and future policy in the region;
- proposals made regarding the preferred method of effecting the transfer, under Section 59 of the Government of India Act;
- discussion of the population of Aden, relationships between the local communities, and local attitudes towards administration by the Governments of Bombay, India, or the Colonial Office;
- concern amongst residents of Aden and the merchant community in Bombay that transfer to the Government of India would be a preparatory step for transfer to the Colonial Office, and that the Port of Aden would lose free port status and be subject to a customs tariff;
- debates within the Bombay Legislative Council regarding the above;
- discussion over the future designation of the Resident of Aden as Chief Commissioner, and the designation of other officers;
- questions concerning broader Middle East unification in British policy.
The file comprises memoranda and draft notes from the Government of India Foreign and Political Department, and the Government of Bombay From c. 1668-1858, the East India Company’s administration in the city of Bombay [Mumbai] and western India. From 1858-1947, a subdivision of the British Raj. It was responsible for British relations with the Gulf and Red Sea regions. Political and Secret Department, alongside extensive correspondence between the above-mentioned departments and the following: the Secretary of State for India; the Under Secretary of State for the Colonies; the Aden Resident [H M Wightwick], and later Chief Commissioner [B R Reilly]. There are several offprints and copy reports of questions asked in the House of Lords, and sessions of the Bombay Legislative Council.
Items of note include:
- ff 425-435. Minute by Sir Stewart Symes, former Resident, Aden (1928-1931), proposing the transfer of civil administration;
- ff 418-424. Memorandum for circulation, proposed changes to the civil administration of Aden;
- ff 356-387, and 262-274. Representations from members of the British Indian Colonial Merchant's Association and numerous smaller bodies, plus details of a delegation to the Viceroy, with text of address;
- ff 179-234. Draft notification under Section 59 of the Government of India Act recording the constitution of Aden as a Chief Commissionership and the delegation of powers, with annotations, plus details re: the provision of staff by the Government of Bombay From c. 1668-1858, the East India Company’s administration in the city of Bombay [Mumbai] and western India. From 1858-1947, a subdivision of the British Raj. It was responsible for British relations with the Gulf and Red Sea regions. ;
- ff 35-114. Two booklets, The Aden Problem , volumes II and III, (the British Indian Colonial Merchant's Association; Bombay, 1931-32);
- ff 132-160. Correspondence and annotated draft brief for Lord Lamington's questions in the House of Lords regarding the transfer to the Government of India, and the wider question of Middle East unification.
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.
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- 1 volume (436 folios)
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The papers are arranged in chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the inside front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 436; 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. Additional foliation sequences are present in parallel between ff 35-78, 79-114, 121-26, 168-73, 261-90, 291-319, 321-40, and 357-69; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
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- Coll 1/2 'Administrative policy: arrangements for achievement of Imperial purposes at Aden; transfer of administration to Government of India (from Government of Bombay)'
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