Coll 25/7 'Orders in Council: Abyssinia; New Order (Revised, 1934)
Date:
1931/1934
Description:
Abstract: Correspondence, memoranda, minute papers, and notes concerning the drafting of the Ethiopia Order in Council. The papers cover interdepartmental discussion between officials at the Foreign Office, India Office, Government of India (Foreign and Political Department), and the Legal Adviser to the Ethiopian Government over the articles of the order.The file includes draft copies of the order made in 1931 (folios 137-38) and 1934 (folios 22-49) and associated memoranda by William Eric Beckett, Legal Adviser at the Foreign Office (folios 94-136 and 8-20).Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 239; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.