Under the official announcement that His Majesty had been pleased to appoint Lieutenant Colonel the Rt. Hon. Leopold Charles Maurice Stennett Amery (who is already Secretary of State for the Colonies) Secretary of State for the Dominions, lay a wealth of significance.
According to Premier Baldwin, Colonel Amery is to combine both offices, but will have a separate Under Secretary for the Dominions as well as a separate Under Secretary for the Colonies. For reasons of convenience and economy, the new secretariat of the Dominions will be housed in the Colonial Office. But matters which concern the Department for the Colonies will...
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