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IOR/L/PS/12/1443
- Record Id:
- 040-000556456
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 037-000556455
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000517.0x0003a5
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100029406310.0x000002
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/L/PS/12/1443
- Title:
- Coll 1/1 'The Resident, Aden: appointment of a successor to Sir G S Symes'
- Scope & Content:
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The file contains correspondence between various Government departments regarding: the appointment of a successor to Sir Stewart Symes as Resident, Aden; the nomination and appointment of Sir Bernard Rawson Reilly; extension of Reilly's contract as Chief Commissioner; and overpayment of emoluments to Reilly in 1931. There is also a draft broadcast note dated 1944 announcing that Reginald Stuart Champion will take over as Governor of Aden in succession of John Hathorn Hall.
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 (folio one).
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Records
Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-000538283
036-000554996
037-000556455
040-000556456 - Is part of:
- IOR/L/PS : Political and Secret Department Records
IOR/L/PS/12 : Departmental Papers: Political (External) Files and Collections
IOR/L/PS/12/1443-1512 : Political (External) Collection 1: Aden
IOR/L/PS/12/1443 : Coll 1/1 'The Resident, Aden: appointment of a successor to Sir G S Symes' - Hierarchy:
- 032-000538283[0012]/036-000554996[0002]/037-000556455[0001]/040-000556456
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/L/PS
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 file (106 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100000000517.0x0003a5
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1931
- End Date:
- 1944
- Date Range:
- 27 Jan 1931-19 Dec 1944
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
- Foliation: the foliation sequences commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 106; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
- Former External References:
- Coll 1/1
- Arrangement:
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
- Administrative Context:
- In 1932 the civil administration of Aden passed from the Government of Bombay to the Government of India, and the position of Political Resident became one of Chief Commissioner. In 1937 Aden became a British Crown Colony, and the Chief Commissioner was replaced with a Governorship.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)