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'Manual of Instructions to Officers of the Political Department of the Government of India' [29v] (73/478)
The record is made up of 1 volume (202 folios). It was created in 1924. 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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vii) The States recognise that on the occurr
ence of a grave public emergency, or in the
interests of the public safety, the Gov
ernor-General in Council may, as a tem
porary measure and subject to reasonable
provision being made for State business—
(a) take control of any telegraph systems or
part of any telegraph systems to which
these principles apply, or
(b) direct that any messages or class of mes -
sages to or from any persons or class of
persons, or relating to any particular
• subject brought for transmission by, o r
transmitted, or received by, any tele
graph shall not be transmitted or shall be
intercepted or detained, or shall be dis
closed to the Government or an officer
thereof mentioned in the order. The
powers of the Governor General in Coun
cil may be exercised by the Governors
of Provinces in regard to States which
are in political relations with them.
If any doubt arises as to the existence of a grave
public emergency or whether any act done under (a)
and (b) above was in the interest of the public safety,
a certificate signed by the Political Secretary to the
Government of India or a Secretary to a Local Gov
ernment, as the case may be, will be conclusive proof
on the point.
II. Whenever it is proposed by the Indian Posts
and Telegraphs Department to establish a new
Imperial telegraph office in an Indian State, the
Postmaster-General should address the Political
Officer concerned direct in order to ascertain the views
of the State on the project In the event of a State
disagreeing with a proposal the views of the State
will be forwarded to the Foreign and Political Depart
ment of the Government of India, and the proposal will
not be pressed except for strategic or other exception
ally important reasons. When the proposal for the es
tablishment of such an office emanates from a State
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The volume is the second edition of Manual of Instructions to Officers of the Political Department of the Government of India , printed by the Government of India Press, Simla, 1924. The volume begins with extracts from the proclamations and speeches of Queen Victoria, King Edward VII, and King George V that relate to India (folio 9), followed by an introduction containing general instructions (folios 10-11). The volume is then divided into twelve chapters (I-XII) plus appendices, as follows:
I. Official Correspondence, etc.
II. Financial, Railway and Industrial Arrangements in Indian States
III. Telegraphs and Telephones
IV. Decorations, Honours, Salutes and Ceremonial
V. Tours and Visits of Ruling Princes and Chiefs
VI. Successions and Miscellaneous Matters Affecting Indian States
VII. Extradition
VIII. Certain Matters Affecting the Administration of Justice
IX. The Armed Forces of Indian States
X. Certain Matters Affecting the Army in India
XI. Appointment, Leave, etc., of Political Officers; Use of State Houses, Conveyances, etc.
XII. Miscellaneous
Throughout the volume are manuscript notes and printed corrigenda and addenda affixed with glue at the appropriate pages.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (202 folios)
- Arrangement
At the beginning of the volume is a list of contents (folios 5-8A). At the rear of the volume is an index (folios 187-198), arranged in alphabetical order. Both refer to the original pagination.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the inside front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 204; 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.
Pagination: the volume also contains an original printed pagination sequence.
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:4v, 5ar:5av, 5r, 5br, 5v, 5bv, 6r:7v, 8ar:8av, 8r:12r, 12ar, 12br:12bv, 12v:13v, 14ar:14bv, 14r:15v, 15ar:15av, 16r:19r, 20r, 21r, 22r, 23r, 24r:47v, 48ar, 48r:52v, 53ar:53av, 53r, 53br:53bv, 53v:54r, 54Ar, 54Av, 54v:55v, 55Ar, 55Av, 56r:79v, 79Ar, 79Av, 80r:81v, 81Ar, 81Av, 82r, 82Ar, 82Av, 82r:82v, 83Ar, 83Av, 83r:84v, 85Ar, 85Av, 85r:90v, 91Ar, 91Av, 91r:105r, 105Ar, 105Av, 105r:106r, 106Ar, 106Av, 106v, 107Ar, 107Av, 107r:113r, 113Ar, 114r:117v, 118Ar, 118Av, 118r:136v, 136Ar, 136Av, 137r:146v, 147Ar, 147Av, 147r:149v, 150Ar, 150Av, 150r:155v, 155Ar, 155Av, 156r:188r, 188Ar, 188v:189v, 190Ar, 190Av, 190r, 190Br, 190v:191v, 191Ar, 191Av, 192Ar, 192Av, 192Br, 192Bv, 192r:192v, 193Ar, 193Av, 193r, 193Br, 193Cr, 193v, 194Ar, 194Av, 194r:196r, 196Ar, 196v:203v, back-i
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