Dominions Office
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The Dominions Office was a former British government department responsible for managing relations with the self-governing dominions of the British Empire, such as Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dominions Office (in merged form) | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | former British government department ⓘ |
| aim | to manage and coordinate relations with self-governing Dominions ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
British Empire
ⓘ
Commonwealth of Nations ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dissolvedInto | Commonwealth Relations Office ⓘ |
| distinctFrom |
Colonial Office
ⓘ
Foreign and Commonwealth Office ⓘ
surface form:
Foreign Office
India Office in London ⓘ
surface form:
India Office
|
| employerOf | British civil servants ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Commonwealth affairs
ⓘ
foreign relations within the British Empire ⓘ imperial relations ⓘ |
| followedBy | Commonwealth Relations Office ⓘ |
| governs | diplomatic communication with Dominion governments ⓘ |
| hasDomain | self-governing Dominions of the British Empire ⓘ |
| hasDominion |
Australia
ⓘ
Canada ⓘ Irish Free State ⓘ New Zealand ⓘ Colony of Newfoundland ⓘ
surface form:
Newfoundland (Dominion)
Dominion of South Africa ⓘ
surface form:
Union of South Africa
|
| hasMinisterialPosition | Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs ⓘ |
| headedBy | Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
City of Westminster
ⓘ
surface form:
Whitehall, London
|
| jurisdiction |
UK government
ⓘ
surface form:
United Kingdom government
|
| locatedIn |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| natureOfWork | civil service department ⓘ |
| partOf |
Colonial Office
ⓘ
surface form:
British Empire administration
UK government ⓘ
surface form:
British government
|
| replaced |
Colonial Office
ⓘ
surface form:
Colonial Office in respect of the Dominions
|
| responsibleFor |
advising the British Cabinet on Dominion affairs
ⓘ
coordination of imperial conferences ⓘ political relations with Australia ⓘ political relations with Canada ⓘ political relations with Irish Free State ⓘ political relations with New Zealand ⓘ political relations with Newfoundland (Dominion) ⓘ political relations with South Africa ⓘ relations with self-governing Dominions ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
history of the British Empire
ⓘ
studies of Commonwealth relations ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
British Cabinet
ⓘ
surface form:
Cabinet of the United Kingdom
Prime Minister ⓘ
surface form:
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
|
| timePeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| typeOfJurisdiction | intergovernmental relations within empire ⓘ |
| usedLanguage | English ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Commonwealth Relations Office
subject surface form:
India Office
this entity surface form:
Dominions Office (in merged form)