Colonial Office

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The Colonial Office was the British government department responsible for administering and overseeing the governance of the British Empire’s colonies and territories.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British government department
former government department
archivesHeldAt The National Archives, Kew
category British colonial administration
Defunct departments of the Government of the United Kingdom
concernedWith Crown colonies
mandated territories under British control
protectorates of the British Empire
trust territories under British administration
country United Kingdom
dissolvedInContextOf decolonisation of the British Empire
documentedIn Colonial Office records (CO series)
linked to: Colonial Office
field colonial administration
imperial governance
public administration
hasRole advising British government on colonial matters
appointment of colonial governors
coordination of colonial administration
implementation of imperial policy
management of decolonisation policy
supervision of colonial legislatures
headedBy Secretary of State for the Colonies
linked to: Colonial Office
influenced constitutional development of colonies
economic policy in British colonies
education policy in British colonies
legal systems in British colonies
racial and labour policies in colonies
jurisdiction British Empire
languageOfWork English
locatedIn Whitehall
location London
linked to: London, England
notResponsibleFor self-governing Dominions (after their autonomy)
partOf Government of the United Kingdom
linked to: UK government
replacedBy Commonwealth Office
Commonwealth Relations Office
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
responsibleFor administration of British colonies
oversight of colonial governance
policy towards British colonies
subordinateTo Cabinet of the United Kingdom
linked to: British Cabinet
timePeriod 19th century
20th century
usedBuilding Colonial Office building, Whitehall
workedWith Colonial governors
colonial civil services

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British West Indies governedBy Colonial Office
Secretary of State for War combinedWithOffice Secretary of State for the Colonies
linked to: Colonial Office
Secretary of State for War separatedFromOffice Secretary of State for the Colonies
linked to: Colonial Office
Colonial Office headedBy Secretary of State for the Colonies
linked to: Colonial Office
Colonial Office documentedIn Colonial Office records (CO series)
linked to: Colonial Office
Porbandar State protector British Government of India
linked to: Colonial Office
British colonial authorities governedBy Board of Trade
linked to: Colonial Office
Ajmer-Merwara administeredBy British colonial government
linked to: Colonial Office
Champaran Satyagraha mainParticipants British colonial authorities
linked to: Colonial Office
Hunter Commission appointedBy British Government of India
linked to: Colonial Office
Non-Cooperation Movement opposedBy British colonial government
linked to: Colonial Office
Cellular Jail constructedBy British colonial government
linked to: Colonial Office
Commonwealth Relations Office replaced Dominions Office
linked to: Colonial Office
Asia (colonial possessions) administeredBy Colonial Office (United Kingdom)
linked to: Colonial Office
British Sind railwayDevelopedBy British colonial administration
linked to: Colonial Office
Edward John Eyre employer British Colonial Office
subject linked to: Governor Edward John Eyre
linked to: Colonial Office
Home Rule movement opposedBy British colonial government
linked to: Colonial Office
Mahadev Desai diedInCustodyOf British colonial government
linked to: Colonial Office
Kathiawar Agency establishedBy British colonial authorities
linked to: Colonial Office
Blue Ensign usedBy British colonial governments (historical)
linked to: Colonial Office
Crown colony governorReportsTo Colonial Office
Hussein Onyango Obama employer British colonial administration
linked to: Colonial Office
Partition of Assam participant British colonial administration
subject linked to: partition of Assam
linked to: Colonial Office
Legislative Council of Upper Canada subordinateTo British Colonial Office
linked to: Colonial Office
Palestine Post operatedUnderAuthorityOf British colonial administration
linked to: Colonial Office
Palestine Police Force subordinateTo British Colonial Office
linked to: Colonial Office
Mark Aitchison Young employer Colonial Office
Cubbon Park establishedBy British colonial administration
linked to: Colonial Office
Commonwealth Relations Office coordinatesWith Colonial Office
subject linked to: CRO
Dominions Office partOf British Empire administration
linked to: Colonial Office
Dominions Office replaced Colonial Office in respect of the Dominions
linked to: Colonial Office
Dominions Office distinctFrom Colonial Office
Frederick Sykes employer British colonial administration
linked to: Colonial Office
Montagu Phippen Porch employer British Empire colonial service
linked to: Colonial Office
British Iraq Mandate governingBody British Colonial Office
linked to: Colonial Office
Governor of Ceylon reportsTo Colonial Office in London
linked to: Colonial Office
Lieutenant-Governor of New Munster Province officeCreatedBy British Colonial Office
linked to: Colonial Office
State Council of Ceylon subordinateTo British colonial administration
linked to: Colonial Office
British West Africa governedBy Colonial Office
Mandalay Prison operator British colonial administration
subject linked to: Mandlay prison
linked to: Colonial Office
High Commissioner for Egypt partOf British colonial administration
linked to: Colonial Office
Olivia Mariamne Devenish associatedWith British colonial administration
linked to: Colonial Office