'Manual of Instructions to Officers of the Political Department of the Government of India' [‎13r] (39/478)

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The foregoing rule does not apply to obviously
non-confidential documents emanating from other
Departments of the Government of India communi
cated through the foreign and Political Department.
5. Particular care should be used in the
Language of communications phraseology of all COm-
addressed to Durbars A public or private audience held by a high-ranking British colonial representative (e.g. Viceroy, Governor-General, or member of the British royal family). . municationS addressed to
Durbars A public or private audience held by a high-ranking British colonial representative (e.g. Viceroy, Governor-General, or member of the British royal family). , as language which may properly appear
in departmental writing may be misunderstood or
even resented when addressed to a Durbar A public or private audience held by a high-ranking British colonial representative (e.g. Viceroy, Governor-General, or member of the British royal family). . The
terms of a letter of instructions from superior
authority to a Political Officer may be unsuitable
for verbatim reproduction in a communication to a
Durbar A public or private audience held by a high-ranking British colonial representative (e.g. Viceroy, Governor-General, or member of the British royal family). based thereon.
6. When any matter touching the interests or
Views and sentiments of Dur- feelings of a Durbar A public or private audience held by a high-ranking British colonial representative (e.g. Viceroy, Governor-General, or member of the British royal family). forms
. to , b ® « et out full y b J local the subject of a commu-
. mcation by a Political
Officer to superior authority, it is important that
the views and sentiments of the Durbar A public or private audience held by a high-ranking British colonial representative (e.g. Viceroy, Governor-General, or member of the British royal family). should be
fully stated.
But no recommendation involving important ques- c f- F °r* Dept. Cir,
Recommendations on behalf of tionS of principle which
Ruling Princes and Chiefs. Political Officers wish mi d 18th Mftroh
to make cn beha.T of a Ruling Prince or Chief should
be communicated to or discussed with him without
the previous sanction of the Government of India.
7. With a view to facilitate the disposal of busi- For - and Po1 - Dept.
Correspondence between .oral 11688 . Se ’ eCted Offi-
Political Officers and the Political cers m Rajputana and Cen- April 1916.
Secretary to the Government o< tral India having direct rela-
tions with Ruling Princes
ana Omeis are authorised to correspond direct, at their
discretion, with the Political Secretary to the Govern
ment of India, in matters of a complimentary character
or purely personal to the Ruler. Such discretion should
ordinarily not be exercised except at the special request
of the Darbar A public or private audience held by a high-ranking British colonial representative (e.g. Viceroy, Governor-General, or member of the British royal family). concerned, and copies of all such com-
munications should be supplied simultaneously by
the Political Officer to the Hon’ble the Agent to
the Governor-General. In cases of real urgency
other than those referred to above such Political
Officers are also authorised, at their discretion, to