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| | Secretary of State - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | In many states the state secretary of state is often third in line to assume the office of governor upon death or resignation of the incumbent, after the lieutenant governor. | | | In the federal government of the United States of America, the main role of the United States Secretary of State is to supervise and conduct foreign policy. | | | In the United Kingdom, a Secretary of State is a senior Cabinet Minister in charge of a Government Department. |
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| | COLONIAL OFFICE - LoveToKnow Article on COLONIAL OFFICE |
| | The secretary of state for the colonies is the official medium of communication with colonial governments; he has certain administrative duties respecting crown colonies, and has a right of advising the veto of an act of a colonial legislaturethis veto, however, is never exercised in the case of purely local statutes. | | | In 1854 the two offices were separated, and a distinct office of secretary of state for the colonies created. | | | Both the Board of Trade and Plantations and the additional secretary were abolished in 1782, and the executive business wholly given over to the home office. |
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http://www.1911encyclopedia.org/C/CO/COLONIAL_OFFICE.htm
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| | Secretary of State for the Colonies - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | The Secretary of State for the Colonies or Colonial Secretary was the British Cabinet official in charge of managing the various British colonies. | | | Previously those responsibilities had fallen to the Secretary of State for the Southern Department, who was responsible for Southern England, Wales, Ireland, the American colonies, and relations with the Catholic and Muslim states of Europe. | | | Until 1925, when the office of Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs was created, the Colonial Office had responsibility for all British colonies and dominions besides India, which had its own Secretary of State. |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_the_Colonies
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| | Clement Attlee - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | Arthur Woodburn succeeds as Secretary of State for Scotland. | | | October 1946 - The three service ministers (Secretary of State for War, Secretary of State for Air, and First Lord of the Admiralty) cease to be. | | | Attlee was Lord Privy Seal (1940-1942), Deputy Prime Minister (1942), Dominions Secretary (1942-1943), and Lord President of the Council (1943-1945). |
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| | KIMBERLEY - LoveToKnow Article on KIMBERLEY |
| | He was by inheritance a Liberal in politics, and in 1852-1856 and 1859-1861 he was under secretary of state for foreign affairs in Lord Aberdeen's and Lord Palmerston's ministries. | | | In July 1866 he vacated his office with the fall of Lord Russell's ministry, but in 1868 he became Lord Privy Seal in Mr Gladstone's cabinet, and in July 1870 was transferred from that post to be secretary of state for the colonies. | | | In Lord Rosebery's cabinet (1894-1895) he was foreign secretary. |
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http://www.1911encyclopedia.org/K/KI/KIMBERLEY.htm
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| | Encyclopedia [Definition] |
| | February 20 - A decision by the Supreme Court of the United States states that the power of the federal government is greater than any individual state. | | | March 4 - End of term for President of the United States Franklin Pierce. | | | Britain and its colonies adopted a new Marriage Act that formulated many of the rules of modern marriage. |
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| | Secretary of State for Trade and Industry - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | The Secretary of State for Trade and Industry is a cabinet position in the United Kingdom government. | | | Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, and President of the Board of Trade (1970–1974) | | | The head of this department became known as Secretary of State for Trade and Industry and President of the Board of Trade. |
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http://www.leessummit.us/project/wikipedia/index.php/President_of_the_Board_of_Trade
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| | British Secretary of State for the Colonies |
| | The Secretary of State would point out that already the present administration has transferred to a Supreme Council elected by the Moslem community of Palestine the entire control of Moslem Religious endowments (Waqfs), and of the Moslem religious Courts. | | | The Secretary of State for the Colonies has given renewed consideration to the existing political situation in Palestine, with a very earnest desire to arrive at a settlement of the outstanding questions which have given rise to uncertainty and unrest among certain sections of the population. | | | The Secretary of State is of the opinion that before a further measure of self government is extended to Palestine and the Assembly placed in control over the Executive, it would be wise to allow some time to elapse. |
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http://housatonic.net/Documents/514.htm
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| | The Earl of Derby |
| | In March, 1833, he became Secretary of State for the Colonies, and had in that capacity to propose and conduct through the House the celebrated Act for the emancipation of the slaves. | | | In Lord Grey's Ministry he was appointed, with a seat in the Cabinet, to the then very important and trying post of Chief Secretary for Ireland, one which brought him into contact and collision with O'Connell and his followers. | | | He gradually found himself in steady opposition to the Whigs, and on the formation of Sir Robert Peel's second administration in 1841 he became once more Secretary of State for the Colonies. |
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http://www.victorianweb.org/history/derby.html
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| | Asia Times: Chapter 11: On the threshold of freedom |
| | It may be at their request, the Secretary of the State for the Colonies has invited the Leader of the State Council to England, for personal discussions on the question of constitutional reform. | | | Subsequently, the Secretary of State for Colonies announced the rejection of the Free Lanka Bill, which was received with disappointment by the Sinhalese leadership in the State Council. | | | The State Council was dissolved, forever, on June 4, 1947 and the general elections for the House of Representatives (Parliament) was scheduled for August 23 and continued until September 20, 1947. |
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http://www.atimes.com/ind-pak/CJ20Df03.html
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| | Palestine policy statement - UK Secretary of State for the Colonies - UK documentation Cmd. 5893/Non-UN document (11 ... |
| | A despatch of 23rd December, 1937, from the Secretary of State for the Colonies to the High Commissioner for Palestine*, announced the intention of His Majesty's Government to undertake the further investigations required for the drawing up of a more precise and detailed scheme. | | | Palestine policy statement - UK Secretary of State for the Colonies - UK documentation Cmd. | | | This proposal was subsequently discussed in Parliament and at meetings of the Permanent Mandates Commission and the Council and Assembly of the League of Nations, when His Majesty's Government received authority to explore the practical application of the principle of partition. |
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| | Palestine statement of policy - UK Secretary of State for the Colonies "White Paper" - UK documentation Cmd. ... |
| | Palestine statement of policy - UK Secretary of State for the Colonies "White Paper" - UK documentation Cmd. | | | But this statement has not removed doubts, and His Majesty's Government therefore now declare unequivocally that it is not part of their policy that Palestine should become a Jewish State. | | | His Majesty's Government are unable at present to foresee the exact constitutional forms which government in Palestine will eventually take, but their objective is self-government, and they desire to see established ultimately an independent Palestine State. |
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http://domino.un.org/unispal.nsf/0/eb5b88c94aba2ae585256d0b00555536?OpenDocument
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| | Articles - Wills Hill, 1st Marquess of Downshire |
| | From 1768 to 1772 Hillsborough was Secretary of State for the Colonies and also president of the board of trade, becoming an English earl on his retirement; in 1779 he was made Secretary of State for the Southern Department, and he was created Marquess of Downshire seven years after his final retirement in 1782. | | | He was usually called the Earl of Hillsborough in America when he served as Secretary of State for the Colonies in 1768-1772, a critical period leading toward the American Revolution. | | | For nearly two years he was President of the Board of Trade and Plantations under George Grenville, and after a brief period of retirement he filled the same position, and then that of joint Postmaster-General, under the Earl of Chatham. |
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http://www.lastring.com/articles/Wills_Hill,_1st_Marquess_of_Downshire?mySession=8e76784283c9912ed7ae656656cd177c
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| | North Carolina History |
| | After years of having governors elected by the state senate, Edward B. Dudley becomes the first popularly elected governor of North Carolina. | | | Instead of voting to secede from the United States, as other states did, North Carolina voted to "undo" the act that had brought it into the United States. | | | North Carolina Native Andrew Jackson becomes the 7th president of the United States. |
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http://www.secretary.state.nc.us/kidspg/history.htm
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| | Kentucky: Secretary of State - Frequently Asked Questions |
| | This publication is a directory of state and federal government, state employees, state legislators, state judiciary, area development districts, educational institutions, city and county officials, news media and other professional listings and associations. | | | Kentucky Revised Statute 81.036 pertains to the recording of reclassification with the Secretary of State. | | | Legislation passed by both chambers of the Kentucky General Assembly, submitted to the Governor for signature consideration, then sent to the Secretary of State for filing are known as Enrolled Bills. |
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http://www.sos.ky.gov/land/cities/landfaqs.htm
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| | Ampersand - The Churchill Centre |
| | Head of government (but not also head of state as with U.S. Presidents) and leader of the majority party in Parliament. | | | Equivalent to U.S. Secretary of the Treasury; considered to be the next office down from the Prime Minister, housed at No. 11 Downing Street. | | | Responsible for police, prisons and the state of criminal law (and some odd archaic roles such as looking after wild birds in Scotland and determining if English and Welsh towns are cities), but once much larger. |
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http://www.winstonchurchill.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=276
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| | Secretary of State - Know Rhode Island |
| | Rhode Island was the first of the thirteen colonies to declare its independence from England (May 4, 1776) and the last of the thirteen to ratify the U.S. Constitution (May 29, 1790). | | | Rhode Island was the first of the American colonies to repeal by official legislative act its allegiance to King George III of England. | | | The present name of the state, Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, was officially adopted in the Royal Charter of 1663. |
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http://www.sec.state.ri.us/resources_for/library/riinfo/riinfo/knowrhode
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| | Lewis Vernon Harcourt - definition of Lewis Vernon Harcourt in Encyclopedia |
| | His father Sir William Harcourt was Home Secretary 1880-5, at which time Lewis acted as his Private Secretary. | | | Lewis Vernon Harcourt, 1st Viscount Harcourt (31 January,1863-24 February,1922), was a British politician who held the Cabinet office of Secretary of State for the Colonies during 1910-1915. | | | He was Secretary of State for the Colonies 1910-15. |
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http://encyclopedia.laborlawtalk.com/Lewis_Vernon_Harcourt
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| | Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs |
| | This position came into existence in 1968 with the merger of the Foreign and Commonwealth Offices into a single of State. | | | Memorandum from the Committee for the Defence of Ukrainian Political Prisoners in USSR to the Right Honourable James Callaghan, M.P., Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs | | | See also Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Secretary of State for Commonwealth Affairs Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations Secretary of State for the Colonies Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs |
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http://www.freeglossary.com/Secretary_of_State_for_Foreign_and_Commonwealth_Affairs
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| | Find in a Library: Colonial Office officials : officials of the Secretary of State for War 1794-1801, of the Secretary ... |
| | Colonial Office officials : officials of the Secretary of State for War 1794-1801, of the Secretary of State for War and Colonies 1801-54, and of the Secretary of State for Colonies 1854-70 | | | Find in a Library: Colonial Office officials : officials of the Secretary of State for War 1794-1801, of the Secretary of State for War and Colonies 1801-54, and of the Secretary of State for Colonies 1854-70 | | | To find a library, type in a postal code, state, province, or country. |
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http://www.worldcatlibraries.org/wcpa/ow/7654799224ad8d97.html
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| | Articles - Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs |
| | In the early years of the position, it was frequently held by the same person who held the office of Secretary of State for the Colonies. | | | The position of Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs was a British cabinet level position created in 1925 to deal with British relations with the Dominions — Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Newfoundland, and the Irish Free State. | | | In 1947, the name of the office was changed to the Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations. |
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http://www.worldhammock.com/articles/Secretary_of_State_for_Dominion_Affairs
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| | LAW, Andrew Bonar |
| | When Britain entered World War I, he supported the Government of H.H. Asquith in the national war effort but in May 1915 insisted that Asquith should establish a Coalition government, in which Law assumed the office of Secretary of State for the Colonies (1915-1916). | | | After the resignation of Arthur James Balfour, Law became Leader of the Conservative Party (13 Nov 1911 - 21 Mar 1921) and Leader of the Opposition (13 Nov 1911 - 25 May 1915). | | | Secretary of State for the Colonies (25 May 1915 - 10 Dec 1916) |
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| | The Bay of Quinte Schooner |
| | He was secretary of state for the south of Europe (1766) and became a staunch defender of the cause of the American colonies. | | | The chief event of his administration was the Treaty of Amiens (1802) with Napoleon I. On the renewal of war, his ineffectual ministry yielded (1804) to Pitt, upon whose tolerance it had depended. | | | Since Sidmouth controlled nearly 50 votes in Parliament, his support remained valuable to the government, and he served as president of the council under Pitt (1805), Lord Grenville (1806-7), and Spencer Perceval (1812) and as home secretary under Lord Liverpool (1812-22). |
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http://www.qschooner.com/bqs.html
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| | The Secretary of State for the Colonies enters upon the duties of his office without perhaps having been aware of the existence of one-half of the Colonies of Britain; yet the dictum of such a person is the law which the oppressed Colonists must obey. | | | We must observe, moreover, that too much confidence is placed in Governors. | | | The Secretary of State is very frequently misled by "Their Excel- lencies," who, altogether, are far from being so honour- able a class as might be at first expected. |
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| | U-2 Affair -- Encyclopædia Britannica |
| | U.S. statesman Cordell Hull was appointed by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt as United States secretary of state in 1933, a post he held for the next 11 years. | | | While the United States was branching out across the continent, certain South American colonies had become independent republics. | | | After the entry of the United States into World War II in 1941, Hull worked to improve cooperation among the Allied powers and took a leading role in the planning of the United Nations. |
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http://www.britannica.com/eb/article?tocId=9074051&ref=news0904
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| | We Harbour no Illusions |
| | The presence of three Civil Servants in the House and their control of the three key Ministries in the Government and the Governor’s veto are an anomaly and contrary to the professed democratic principles of Her Majesty’s Government. | | | Your Excellency’s optimistic views about the new Constitution and in particular the State Council have been remarked. | | | We however, harbour no illusions about the nominated State Council which can only serve the purpose of curbing the will of the people — a reactionary and undemocratic purpose. |
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http://www.jagan.org/articles2k.htm
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| | Andrew Bonar Law |
| | When Herbert Asquith formed a coalition government in May 1915, Bonar Law became Secretary of State for the Colonies and a member of the War Committee. | | | The outbreak of war was embarrassing for Bonar Law because it was claimed that his family firm had been selling iron to Germany for its armaments programme until August 1914. | | | He impressed Arthur Balfour and when he formed a government in 1902 he appointed him as his Secretary to the Board of Trade. |
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http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/PRbonar.htm
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| | Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | The Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations was a British Cabinet office existing between 1947 and 1966, responsible for dealing with British relationship with members of the Commonwealth of Nations (its former colonies). | | | In 1966, the position was merged with that of the Secretary of State for the Colonies to form that of Secretary of State for Commonwealth Affairs, which was in turn merged with the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs in 1968 to create the new position of Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs. | | | The position was created out of the old position of Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs. |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_Commonwealth_Relations
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| | The Ultimate William L. Allardyce - American History Information Guide and Reference |
| | Sir William Lamond Allardyce (1861-1930) was a career British civil servant in the Colonial Office who served as governor of the Falkland Islands (1904-1914), Bahamas (1914-1920), Tasmania (1920-1922), and Newfoundland (1922-1928). | | | His wife, Lady Elsie Elizabeth Allardyce, helped start the Girl Guide movement on the island in 1923, and the Newfoundland Outport Nursing and Industrial Association (NONIA) in 1924. |
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http://www.historymania.com/american_history/William_L._Allardyce
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| | Report to the Secretary of State for the Colonies of the Committee appointed to consider the measures taken for ... |
| | To make recommendations as to the steps which should be taken by His Majesty's Government in concert with the Governments of the States and Dominions for the constitution of a Central Authority to supervise and assist such emigration.' | | | Report to the Secretary of State for the Colonies of the Committee appointed to consider the measures taken for settling within the Empire ex-service men who may desire to emigrate after the war | | | The self-governing Dominions and States are interested in agricultural settlement at home because the type of emigrant they require comes from the agricultural districts of the United Kingdom. |
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| | Report of a Committee appointed by the Secretary of State for the Colonies to investigate and report upon the present ... |
| | Report of a Committee appointed by the Secretary of State for the Colonies to investigate and report upon the present Rubber Situation in British colonies and Protectorates | | | 'To investigate and report upon the present Rubber situation in British Colonies and Protectorates for the information of the Secretary of State for the Colonies, and to advise what remedial measures should be taken to improve the existing position.' | | | The depression in the industry arose from over-production and the existence of surplus stocks. |
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| | Edinburgh Evening News - International - Historic bridge reaches end of its life span |
| | The bridge, which is named after a former British secretary of state for the colonies, Joseph Chamberlain, has been one of the capital's landmarks for more than 130 years. | | | The old bridge is due to be replaced by an electronically activated structure later this year, as part of an overall upgrade of the city that coincides with its role as one of the hosts for the 2007 Cricket World Cup. | | | THE historic Chamberlain Bridge in Barbados' capital Bridgetown has been demolished at a small ceremony to make way for a new development. |
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http://edinburghnews.scotsman.com/international.cfm?id=1679262005
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| | Secretary of State for the Colonies, 1870-4, 1880-2 | | | Under Secretary at the Foreign Office, 1852-6, 1859-61 | | | General correspondence as Under Secretary at the Foreign Office, 1852-6 |
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http://www.bodley.ox.ac.uk/dept/scwmss/wmss/online/1500-1900/kimberley/kimberley-toc.html
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| | Correspondence with the Secretary of State for the Colonies, and related papers (MS-Papers-6357-04) | | | A series of drafts and copies of quarterly dispatches sent by Ranfurly to the Secretary of State for the Colonies. | | | In these reports the Governor often gives frank comment on local politics and politicians, the South African War, the royal visit of 1901, and other official engagements and concerns. |
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http://ead.natlib.govt.nz/ranfurly/MS-Group-0756.html
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| | William Hewins |
| | David Lloyd George appointed Hewins as Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies in 1917. | | | Hewins retired from the House of Commons at the end of the First World War. | | | Hewins unsuccessfully contested Shipley (1910) and Middleton (1911) but was elected as the MP for Hereford in May 1912. |
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http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/TUlewins.htm
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| | Table of contents for Library of Congress control number 2003024463 |
| | Library of Congress Subject Headings for this publication: United States, Dept, of State Juvenile literature, United States, Dept, of State Biography Juvenile literature, United States Foreign relations administration Juvenile literature, United States, Dept, of State | | | Table of contents for The duties and responsibilities of the Secretary of State / David C. Ruffin. | | | Table of contents for Library of Congress control number 2003024463 |
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| | AIM25: Institute of Commonwealth Studies: Colonial Office Petitions, 1933-1950 |
| | Following Sir Arthur's transfer from the Colony, the matter remained in abeyance, and the petitioners sought to reactify this by appealing directly to the Secretary of State for the Colonies. | | | AIM25: Institute of Commonwealth Studies: Colonial Office Petitions, 1933-1950 | | | Administrative/Biographical history: Proposals to introduce income tax to Kenya Colony and to the Straits Settlements were made in 1933 and 1940 respectively. |
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| | Secretary_of_State_for_the_Colonies encyclopedia and info, forum and guides |
| | Island of the month : Carriacou, part of the three island state of Grenada, Carriacou and Petit Martinique. | | | These sites offer some good iformation: Paradise Inn Hotel on Carriacou - Grenada - Grenadines Portal |
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| | Captain Hobson |
| | As also stated by Normanby, the missionaries will be invaluable to this task, as many have already gained their trust and ways of their language. | | | As my predecessor Normanby stated it is of primary importance to put in place a treaty that can protect the interests of the natives. | | | However, we cannot rightfully protect these natives nor the settlers themselves without the consent of the indigenous people to establish a civil government. |
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