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This used to be the "Colonial Office Journal," but it looked β€“ or sounded β€“ too official, so they changed it to "The Colonial Journal." But it is still edited by Sir W. H. Mercer, K.C.M.G., one of the Crown Agents for the Colonies, but it is printed by Waterlow and Sons, London Wall. It
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The woman, who is a Jewess, claims French nationality. Officers of the special branch of Scotland Yard who have been investigating Jewish terrorist activities are satisfied the man who made the bomb is also under
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In 1854, the War and Colonial Office was divided in two, the War Office and a new Colonial Office, created to deal specifically with affairs in the colonies and assigned to the
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History of English and British government departments with responsibility for foreign affairs and those with responsibility for the colonies, dominions and the Commonwealth
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Despite its name, the Colonial Office was responsible for much, but not all, of Britain's Imperial territories; the protectorates fell under the purview of the
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headquarters of the Foreign, India, Home, and Colonial Offices in 1866. It was at that time occupied by all four government departments; now it serves just the
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The bomb was of the same type as that used in the explosion at the i British Embassy in Rome last year and in several other outrages by Jewish terrorists.
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From 1862, the Colonial Office published historical and statistical information concerning the United Kingdom's colonial dependencies in
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was created in the Colonial Office. This was merged with the General Department in 1894, before its complete abolition in 1896.
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In 1768 the separate American or Colonial Department was established, in order to deal with colonial affairs in
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Prior to 1768, responsibility for the affairs of the British colonies was part of the duties of the
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In 1966, the Commonwealth Relations Office was re-merged with the Colonial Office, forming the
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gained independence in 1947, the Dominion Office was merged with the India Office to form the
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comes as near to being an "Official publication" as possible, but we'll assume that it isn't.
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Colonial connections, 1815–45: patronage, the information revolution and colonial government
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placed a bomb at the Colonial Office which failed to detonate. The plot was linked to the
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was responsible for relations with indigenous nations in North America from 1755 onwards.
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McLachlan, N.D. (1969). "Bathurst at the Colonial Office, 1812–27: A reconnaissanceβˆ—".
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Government and Expertise: Specialists, Administrators and Professionals, 1860–1919
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A Sacred Trust? British Administration of the Mandate for Palestine, 1920–1936
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and other British territories near India, were under the authority of the
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Shaw, A.G.L. (1969). "British Attitudes to the Colonies, ca. 1820–1850".
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published by the Colonial Office, an edited version was also produced by
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Manning, Helen Taft (1965). "Who Ran the British Empire 1830–1850?".
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1782: diplomatic responsibilities transferred to new Foreign Office
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was formed to oversee the administration of the new Viceroyalty of
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to deal with colonial affairs in North America (particularly the
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The Dominions Office and Colonial Office List for [year]
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Great Britain. Office of Commonwealth Relations (1926–1940),
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held in March 1921, the Colonial Office was charged for the
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Defunct departments of the Government of the United Kingdom
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Beaglehole, J.C. (1941). "The Colonial Office, 1782–1854".
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in 1782. In 1801, colonial affairs were transferred to the
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Bell, Kenneth Norman, and William Parker Morrell, eds.
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Select documents on British colonial policy, 1830–1860
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recently won from France), until merged into the new
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The Colonial Office in The Early Nineteenth Century
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Index

British Colonial Office
Colonial Office (disambiguation)

Whitehall
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
government department
Kingdom of Great Britain
United Kingdom
Southern Department
Thirteen Colonies
Canadian territories
Home Office
War Office
Napoleonic Wars
War and Colonial Office
colonies
British Empire
colonial secretary
Commonwealth Office
Foreign Office
British Presidencies
India were ruled
East India Company
India Office
India
Indian Rebellion
Dominions
Dominion Office
Secretary of State for the Colonies
Secretary of State for the Southern Department

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