STATEMENT containing the Ranks, Dates of Appointments, and other particulars respecting Persons now serving under the Foreign Office, at home or abroad.

The names of those who have served, but are no longer employed, are marked thus *, reference being given to the particular Edition in which a full statement of their services will be found.

AAGAARD, JOHANNES NIKOLAI, M.B.E., born May 26, 1871. Appointed Vice-Consul at Narvik, Norway, February 3, 1914. Is also Lloyd's Agent. Made an M.B.E. (honorary) July, 1920.

*AARUM, ERLING,

to reside at Sao Paulo, May 1, 1919. The State of Matto Grosso was added to Mr. Abbott's district, and a new Commission was issued to him, December 1, 1921.

ABBOTT, HERBERT JAMES, M.M.,

resigned, August, 1922. For statement of services Clerk in the Customs and Excise Department, see Edition for 1923.

ABBAS KULI KHAN, C.M.G.,

born 1864. Interpreter in the Legation at Tehran, 1885 to 1901. Appointed Assistant Oriental Secretary to the Legation at Tehran, with the local rank of 3rd Secretary in the Diplomatic Service, April 1, 1901. Was in attendance on the Special Envoy from Persia at the Coronation of King Edward VII; and on the Shah during His Majesty's visit to England, August, 1902. Received the Coronation Medal. Made a C.M.G., June 26, 1903. Appointed Head of the Oriental Chancery of the Legation at Tehran, April 1, 1908. Granted a Royal Commission in that capacity, August 30, 1910, to take effect as from April 1, 1908. Granted the local rank of 2nd Secretary in the Diplomatic Service, July 17, 1922.

ABBEY, ERNEST George,

born August 14, 1888. Appointed Marshal of His Britannic Majesty's Supreme Court at Shanghai, February 4, 1923, and was granted a Civil Service Certificate in respect of the appointment, March 10, 1924.

ABBOTT, ARTHUR, F.R.G.S., born June 19, 1879. Appointed Vice-Consul at Munich, June 1, 1911. Acting Consul at Munich from July 1, 1911, to November 1, 1913. War declared by Great Britain on Germany, August 4, 1914. Mr. Abbott left Munich for Switzerland, August 5, and assisted in the Legation at Berne. Appointed Vice-Consul at Berne, September 3, 1914. Acting Vice-Consul at Zurich from November 1, 1914, to February 21, 1916, when he was appointed Vice-Consul. Resigned, December 31, 1916, on taking up an appointment as Secretary of the British Chamber of Commerce in Brazil. Appointed Consul for the States of Sao Paulo, Parana, and Santa Catarina

born September 5, 1891. Appointed an Assistant June 19, 1911, afterwards transferred to the Government Chemists' Department. Appointed a Second Division Clerk and was assimilated to the Executive Grade February 10, 1920. Served in the Department of Overseas Trade from that date until March 17, 1924. when he was transferred to the Foreign Office.

ACFIELD, CAPT. EDWARD THOMAS, appointed Pro-Consul at Toulon, January 19, 1922, Acting Vice-Consul there in 1922, 1923 and 1924, given the appointment of Vice.Consul, April 1, 1924.

*ACKLAND, COMMANDER AUSTIN CHARLES, resigned appointment as King's Messenger in the Foreign Office. May 1, 1921. For statement of services see Edition for 1924.

*ACLAND, RT. HON. FRANCIS DYKE, for statement of services see Edition for 1921.

*a'COURT - REPINGTON, CHARLES, C.M.G., resigned, January 8, 1902. services see Edition for 1921.

LIEUT. COL.

as Vice-Consul for the district of Toultcha, to
Acting Vice-
reside at Soulina, March 2, 1914.
Consul at Constantza, January 14 to October 22,
1916, when he left, on the imminent approach of
enemy forces, for Odessa. Employed at the Con-
sulate-General there, October 23 to November
19, 1916. Employed in the Consulate-General at
Marseilles from March 5, 1917. Acting Consul-
General there from January 7 to February 22,
1919. Employed in the Foreign Office (Depart-
ment of Overseas Trade) from March 17, 1919.
Promoted to be Commercial Secretary, Grade I,
Transferred to
at Bucharest, April 1, 1919.
Prague, October 1, 1924.

ADAMS, EDWIN GOLL,

born October 4, 1884. Passed a competitive examination for a Second Division Clerkship in For statement of the Civil Service, February 5, 1904. Appointed, temporarily, to the Foreign Office, August 23, 1904; and permanently, November 1, 1904.

*ACTON, COMMANDER FITZMAURICE, R.N., appointment terminated, December 10, 1918. For statement of services see Edition for 1921.

For statement of appointed Vice-Consul
February 20, 1904.

ADAMS, ALEXANDER ANNAN, Passed a competitive born January 29, 1884. examination, May 27, and appointed a ViceConsul in the Consular Service, June 10, 1908. Appointed to Chicago, September 10, 1908. Transferred to La Paz, December 30, 1910; and New appointment to Soulina, January 1, 1912.

For statement of

at Pauillac, France,

*ADDERLEY, HON. HENRY ARDEN, D.L. J.P.,

for statement of services see Edition for 1921.

ADDISON, JOSEPH, C.M.G.,

born November 3, 1879. Passed a competitive examination and appointed a Clerk in the Foreign

AGANOOR, MINAS STEPHEN PETER,

born February 13, 1862. Is M.B. and C.M. of Edinburgh. Has been employed in the ConsulateGeneral at Ispahan since December 14, 1896. Pro-Consul at Ispahan from 1897 to 1907. Was in charge of the Consulate in 1897 and 1898; Acting Consul from December 31, 1899, to March 14, 1901; and Acting Consul-General in 1903, 1905, 1906, and 1908. Has also been in charge of the Consulate-General on several other occasions. Appointed Vice Consul at Ispahan, February 26, 1907. Is Medical Officer in charge of the Dispensary at the ConsulateGeneral at Ispahan. Again Acting ConsulGeneral from March 17 to 31, 1923.

Office, March 30, 1903. Appointed an Acting 3rd | gyüeh from February 3, 1919, to March 6, 1921. Secretary in the Diplomatic Service, May 9, Promoted to be one of H.M. Vice-Consuls in 1906, and employed as Secretary to the British China, April 1, 1919. Acting Consul at NewDelegate at the International Sugar Commission chwang from May 7, 1921, to April 16, 1922. at Brussels in May and December, 1906. Ap- Acting Consul at Ichang from May 7, 1922, and pointed an Assistant Secretary to the British at Kiukiang from March 6, 1924. Plenipotentiaries at the Second Peace Conference at The Hague, May 1, 1907. Appointed an Acting Second Secretary at Peking, February 21, 1908. Resumed duty at the Foreign Office, July, 1910. Private Secretary to Mr. McKinnon Wood, M.P., Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, from January 1 to October 23, 1911. Was Secretary to the British Agent in the Arbitration at The Hague in the Savarkar case, February, 1911. Was a Gold Staff Officer at the Coronation of King George V, 1911. Received the Coronation Medal 1911. Appointed Private Secretary to Mr. (now the Rt. Hon.) F. D. Acland, M.P., Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, October 24, 1911. Resigned his appointment in the Foreign Office, March 15, 1913. Appointed temporary Secretary to the Ambassador at Paris, May 13, 1916. Assistant Commercial Attaché there from August 7, 1917. Given the rank of Acting 1st Secretary, October 1, 1917. Appointed Commercial Counsellor for France, August 1, 1918. Appointed Counsellor of Embassy in the Diplomatic Service, to be attached as second Counsellor to H.M. Embassy at Berlin, December 11, 1920. Acted as Chargé d'Affaires in 1921, 1922, 1923, and 1924. Made a C.M.G., January 1, 1924.

ADDISON, ROLAND O'NEIL,

appointed Vice-Consul at São Francisco, Brazil. December 29, 1911. Is also Lloyd's Sub-Agent.

ADDISON, WILLIAM DERING, Pro-Consul at Riga since 1911.

AFFLECK, JOHN BARR,

born October 26, 1878. Passed a competitive examination, June 10, and appointed a Student Interpreter in China, July 21, 1902. Promoted to be a 2nd Assistant, September 1, 1908. Pro-Consul and Assistant in charge at Pakhoi, 1908-9. Accountant at Peking from February 28, 1912, to May 14, 1914, with a Commission as Vice-Consul for the Consular District of Peking. Acting Vice-Consul at Canton in 1914. Acting Consul at Wuchow in 1914 and 1915. Acting Consulat Kiungchow and Pakhoi in 1915, 1916, and 1917. Promoted to be a 1st Assistant, February 4, 1915. Served with the Chinese Labour Corps with temporary Commission as Captain from July 7 to September 16, 1917. Acting Consul at Tên

AGAR-ROBARTES, HON. FRANCIS GERALD,
M.V.O.,

Educated at Eton and
Nominated an Attaché,

born April 14, 1883.
Christ Church, Oxford.
January 11, 1906; passed a competitive examina-
1906. Appointed to Paris,
tion, April 10,
January 17, 1907. Promoted to be a 3rd Secretary,
April 10, 1908. Appointed a Member of the 4th
Class of the Royal Victorian Order, April 15, 1909.
Transferred to Vienna, October 1, 1910. Pro-
moted to be a 2nd Secretary, February 6, 1914.
Transferred to The Hague, April 1, 1914, where
he acted as Chargé d'Affaires from June 16 to
July 4, 1914. Secretary to the British Delegates at
the Third International Opium Conference at
The Hague, June, 1914. Transferred to the
Foreign Office, August 4, 1915. Acted as Assistant
Private Secretary to Lord Robert Cecil, M.P.,
Acting Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs,
April 10 to June 19, 1917, and to Mr. A. J. Bal-
four, M.P., Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs,
from July 23 to October 8, 1917. Transferred to
Paris, October 19, 1917, and to the Foreign
Office, August 30, 1919. Appointed Assistant
Private Secretary to Earl Curzon of Kedleston,
September 1, 1919. Promoted to be a 1st
Secretary, September 15, 1919. Transferred to
Berne, December 16, 1920, where he acted as
Chargé d'Affaires from March 28 to April 1
and from July 26 to September 21, 1921.
Transferred to the Foreign Office, and appointed
Assistant Private Secretary (Diplomatic) to the
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Novem-
ber 8, 1921. Unemployed from January 27, 1924.
Transferred to Madrid, September 22, 1924.
a J.P. for Cambridgeshire.

Is

*AGASSIZ, CHARLES ERNEST LUCIAN, resigned, April 1, 1918. For statement of services see Edition for 1922.

AIKEN, MAJOR J. W. DONALDSON-see "DONALDSON-AIKEN."

AKERS-DOUGLAS, HON. ARETAS, C.M.G., born February 17, 1876. Nominated an Attaché, October 20, 1898; passed a competitive examination, December 21, 1898. Appointed to Cairo, October 21, 1899. Granted an allowance for knowledge of Arabic, March 20, 1900. Promoted to be a 3rd Secretary, December 21, 1900. Employed at Madrid from September 15 to December 9, 1901. Passed an examination in Public Law, May 17, 1902. Transferred to For statement of Constantinople, January 27, 1903. Granted an allowance for knowledge of Turkish, June 16, 1903. Was employed in the Foreign Office from June 22, 1903, to September 14, 1904, when he was appointed to Athens. Promoted to be a 2nd | Secretary, April 1, 1905. Acting Agent and Consul-General at Sofia from February 10 to April 17, 1907. Transferred to Rome, March 23, 1907; and to Vienna, May 1, 1909. In charge

*AINSLIE, AINSLIE DOUGLAS-, D.L., resigned, August 10, 1866. services see Edition for 1921.

*AINSLIE, DOUGLAS,

for statement of services see Edition for 1921.

AIRD, JOHN CHARLES,

Pro-Consul at Christiania from February 28, 1921. of the Legation at Cettinjé from April 13 to July Acting Vice-Consul there in that year.

AIREY, ALBERT EDWARD,

born July 26, 1881. Passed a competitive examination for a Second Division Clerkship in the Civil Service, March 12, 1901. Employed

in the War Office from March 14, 1901, to No

vember 30, 1905. Transferred to the Foreign

Office, December 1, 1905. Minor Staff Officer,

April 1, 1914. On Active Service with the Army,

October 12 to December 16, 1918. Assimilated to the Junior Executive Grade, January 1, 1920.

AIREY, JOHN CHARLES ROBert,

retired from the Derbyshire Constabulary (Deputy Chief Constable), April 30, 1908. Appointed Vice-Consul for the Island of Elba, to reside at Porto Ferraio, April 26, 1909; and Vice-Consul for the Island of Elba and the Port and Commune of Piombino, to reside at Porto Ferraio in the Island of Elba, August 16, 1913. The ViceConsulate at Piombino was closed, March 31, 1922. Is also Norwegian Vice-Consul at Elba.

AITCHISON, DUNCAN MOWBRAY, appointed Consular Agent at Rio Gallegos, Argentina, October 4, 1919.

31, 1911. Promoted to be a 1st Secretary, April 1,
1912. Acted as Chargé d'Affaires at Bucharest
from March 14 to July 20, 1912; and as Chargé
d'Affaires at Cettinjé from October 6, 1913, to
February 25, 1914; and from June 20 to July 23,
and to the Foreign Office, February 26, 1915.
1914. Transferred to Bucharest, April 1, 1914;
Made a C.M.G., June 3, 1918.
the British Delegation to the Peace Congress at

Attached to

Paris, 1918-19 Appointed Diplomatic Secretary to the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, August 1, 1919. Promoted to be Counsellor of Embassy in the Diplomatic Service, September 15, 1919. Promoted to be Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary at Vienna, November 25, 1921.

*ALBAN, ARTHUR DAVID, O.B.E.,

born March 12, 1862. Passed a competitive examination, May 30, and appointed a Student Interpreter in the Levant, June 11, 1883. Promoted to be an Assistant, August 1, 1885; For statement of and Vice-Consul at Alexandria, February 1,

*AITKEN, CLAUDE CUTHBERT RUBIE, resigned, October 8, 1920. services see Edition for 1922.

AITKEN-BRADLEY, HENRY,

employed in the Passport Office of the Foreign Office from August 14, 1917. Promoted to be Examiner, February 15, 1919, and an Examiner (Grade 1), April 1, 1922.

1890. Acting Consul at Alexandria in 1890. Acting Vice-Consul at Beirout in 1888 and 1889. Acting Consul-General at Alexandria in 1891, 1892, and 1894. Acting Consul at Jeddah in 1895 and 1896. Appointed British Delegate to the Quarantine Board of Egypt, July 1, 1897. Again Acting Consul-General at Alexandria in 1897, 1898, 1899, 1900, 1902 and 1903.

Pro

resigned, November 22, 1921. For statement of services see Edition for 1923.

Pro-Consul at Spezia since 1916. Acting Consul there in 1922. Is also Lloyd's Sub-Agent.

*ALISON, DAVID ALBERT GOLDHILL, for statement of services see Edition for 1921.