Secretary of the External Affairs Department (British India)

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colonial government office foreign affairs position

The Secretary of the External Affairs Department (British India) was the senior colonial official responsible for managing British India's foreign relations and diplomatic affairs before the position evolved into the modern Foreign Secretary of India.

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Label	Occurrences
Secretary of the External Affairs Department (British India) canonical	1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	colonial government office ⓘ foreign affairs position ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction	British India NERFINISHED ⓘ
archivesHeldIn	National Archives of India NERFINISHED ⓘ The National Archives (United Kingdom) NERFINISHED ⓘ
country	British India ⓘ
followedBy	Foreign Secretary of India ⓘ Foreign Secretary, Ministry of External Affairs (India) NERFINISHED ⓘ
function	formulation of external policy for British India within imperial framework ⓘ implementation of imperial foreign policy in the Indian context ⓘ
hasDuty	advising the Viceroy on foreign policy ⓘ coordination of external political affairs ⓘ handling of treaty and convention matters affecting British India ⓘ liaison with the British Foreign Office ⓘ management of British India’s foreign relations ⓘ management of consular and diplomatic representation issues relating to British India ⓘ oversight of diplomatic correspondence ⓘ supervision of relations with neighbouring states ⓘ
hasJurisdictionOver	external relations of British India ⓘ relations with Persian Gulf and Middle Eastern states affecting British India ⓘ relations with neighbouring territories such as Afghanistan ⓘ relations with princely states in external matters ⓘ
historicalPeriod	British Raj NERFINISHED ⓘ early 20th century ⓘ late 19th century ⓘ
isPartOf	External Affairs Department (British India) NERFINISHED ⓘ
isSubordinateTo	Council of the Governor-General NERFINISHED ⓘ Governor-General of India NERFINISHED ⓘ Secretary of State for India NERFINISHED ⓘ Viceroy of India NERFINISHED ⓘ
locationOfOffice	Calcutta NERFINISHED ⓘ New Delhi NERFINISHED ⓘ
officeHeldBy	Indian Civil Service officer ⓘ senior colonial administrator ⓘ
partOf	Government of British India NERFINISHED ⓘ
precededBy	earlier ad hoc arrangements for foreign and political affairs in British India ⓘ
relatedPosition	Defence Secretary (British India) NERFINISHED ⓘ Foreign Secretary of India NERFINISHED ⓘ Home Secretary (British India) NERFINISHED ⓘ
replacedBy	Foreign Secretary of independent India ⓘ
reportsTo	Secretary of State for India in Council NERFINISHED ⓘ Viceroy’s Executive Council NERFINISHED ⓘ
sector	colonial administration ⓘ diplomacy ⓘ foreign affairs ⓘ
usedLanguage	English ⓘ

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Foreign Secretary of India → precededByOffice → Secretary of the External Affairs Department (British India) ⓘ