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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Generate an image of the Colonial Office (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
Orange River Colony Legislative Assembly → subordinateTo → British Colonial Office ⓘ
linked to: Colonial Office