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	Secretary of State (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Secretary of State positions can be created without primary legislation; and legislation refers to 'Secretary of State', which is a notional position split between all the Secretaries of State depending upon the functions.
		Upon the direction of public affairs passing from the privy council to the cabinet after 1688 the secretaries of state began to assume those high duties which now render their office one of the most influential of an administration.
		In the federal government of the United States of America, the main role of the Secretary of State is to supervise and conduct foreign policy.
	www.1-free-software.com /en/wikipedia/s/se/secretary_of_state.html (1322 words)

	Foreign and Commonwealth Office - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The FCO is headed by the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs.
		The FCO was formed in 1968 out of the merger of the short-lived Commonwealth Office and the Foreign Office, the Commonwealth Office having been formed only in 1966 by the merger of the Commonwealth Relations Office and the Colonial Office.
		Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs - The Rt Hon.
	www.eastcleveland.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Foreign_and_Commonwealth_Office (545 words)

	Clement Attlee - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Attlee served in the first two Labour governments, as under-secretary of state for war in 1924 with Ramsay MacDonald, then as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and later Postmaster General in the 1929 to 1931 MacDonald government.
		Philip Noel-Baker succeeds as Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations.
		Arthur Woodburn succeeds as Secretary of State for Scotland.
	www.eastcleveland.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Clement_Attlee (1416 words)

	Anthony Eden - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		In September 1939, on the outbreak of war, Eden returned to Chamberlain's government as Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs, but was not in the War Cabinet.
		Nevertheless he was in charge of handling much of the relations between Britain and de Gaulle during the last years of the war.
		His Foreign Secretary, Harold Macmillan, despite having been one of the architects of Suez, manoeuvred Eden into resignation and succeeded him as Prime Minister in January 1957.
	www.bexley.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Anthony_Eden (1561 words)

	Ismay, Hastings Lionel Ismay, 1st Baron on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		During World War II he held simultaneously the posts of chief of staff to Winston Churchill and deputy secretary to the war cabinet.
		In 1946 he retired from the army and received a peerage.
		In 1951 he was appointed secretary of state for commonwealth relations.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/I/Ismay-H1a.asp (138 words)

	Alec Douglas-Home - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		This did not blunt his political aspirations, though, as Lord Home, as he then was, served not only as Commonwealth Secretary from 1955 but, from 1957, also as Leader of the House of Lords and Lord President of the Council (the latter twice; briefly in 1957 and subsequently from 1959).
		At the time, the rules of Conservative Party stated that a leader was not to be selected by a vote of party members, but rather by a decision of the party's elder statesmen.
		Duncan Edwin Sandys: Secretary of State for the Colonies and Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations
	www.hackettstown.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Alec_Douglas-Home (1172 words)

	Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The position of Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs was a British cabinet level position created in 1925 to deal with British relations with the Dominions — Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Newfoundland, and the Irish Free State.
		In the early years of the position, it was frequently held by the same person who held the office of Secretary of State for the Colonies.
		Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs Secretaries of State for Dominion Affairs, 1925-1947
	www.infothis.com /find/Secretary_of_State_for_Dominion_Affairs (255 words)

	Harold Macmillan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		When the Conservatives regained power in 1951 he was minister of housing (October 1951) then minister of defence (October 1954) under Winston Churchill and foreign secretary (April-December 1955) and chancellor of the exchequer (1955-1957) under Anthony Eden.
		Alan Lennox-Boyd: Secretary of State for the Colonies
		Iain Macleod: Secretary of State for the Colonies
	www.1-free-software.com /en/wikipedia/h/ha/harold_macmillan.html (1423 words)

	Articles - Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (colloquially called the Foreign Secretary) is a member of the British Government responsible for relations with foreign countries, heading the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (often called simply the Foreign Office).
		This position came into existence in 1968 with the merger of the positions of Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and Secretary of State for Commonwealth Affairs, and their associated departments, into a single Department of State.
		Chevening is an official residence of the Secretary of State.
	www.worldhammock.com /articles/Secretary_of_State_for_Foreign_and_Commonwealth_Affairs (269 words)

	Secretary of State for the Colonies - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Secretary of State for the Colonies - Biocrawler
		Previously those responsibilities had fallen to the Secretary of State for the Southern Department, who was responsible for Southern England, Wales, Ireland, the American colonies, and relations with the Catholic and Muslim states of Europe.
		In 1794 a new office was created for Henry Dundas — the Secretary of State for War, which now took responsibility for the Colonies, and was renamed the Secretary of State for War and the Colonies in 1801.
	www.biocrawler.com /biowiki/Secretary_of_State_for_the_Colonies (1004 words)

	CASBAH: Records of the Colonial Office, Commonwealth and Foreign and Commonwealth Offices, Empire Marketing Board, and ...
		After the peace of 1801 he became Secretary of State for War and the Colonies and responsibility for the administration of the colonies was transferred to him.
		Relations with the former colonies became the concern of the Commonwealth Relations Office.
		From July 1962 to October 1964 the titles of Secretary of State for the Colonies and Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations were combined, and in 1966 the Colonial Office was merged with the Commonwealth Relations Office to form the Commonwealth Office.
	www.casbah.ac.uk /cats/archive/138/PROA00003.htm (767 words)

	House of Commons - Health - First Report
		The Secretary of State will pay to the Society a contribution of £4 (Sterling) towards the cost of outfit to which the Government of Australia have contributed in respect of each child embarked under the said scheme after 31 May 1957 and before 1 June 1960.
		The Society shall furnish the Secretary of State with a certificate in such form as the Secretary of State may from time to time require in respect of all children who have been maintained at the said establishment in the quarter to which such certificate relates.
		The Society shall if the Secretary of State so requires produce for inspection by such persons as he may direct any documents or accounts relating to the said scheme; and shall furnish to such person or to the Secretary of State such information or explanations as may be required.
	www.parliament.the-stationery-office.co.uk /pa/cm199798/cmselect/cmhealth/755/755ap38.htm (1162 words)

	Douglas-Home, Alexander Frederick, Baron Home of the Hirsel. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		As parliamentary private secretary (1937–39) to Neville Chamberlain, he supported the latter’s policy of appeasement toward Nazi Germany.
		He served as minister of state (1951–55), secretary of state for commonwealth relations (1955–60), and leader of the House of Lords (1957–60).
		As foreign secretary (1960–63), he pursued a policy of détente with the USSR and worked for the establishment of an independent British nuclear deterrent.
	www1.aol.bartleby.com /65/do/DouglHo.html (322 words)

	NCSLnet Search Results: 2000 State Initiatives and Referenda
		Also, a corporation would be allowed a credit against its corporate excises taxes in an amount equal to all such tolls paid during the taxable year by the corporation or by its employees in furtherance of the corporation's business.
		The proposed law would also allow a state personal income taxpayer a tax credit equal to the amount of excise taxes on registered motor vehicles the taxpayer paid during the taxable year.
		The proposed law states that if any of its parts were declared invalid, the other parts would stay in effect.
	www.ncsl.org /statevote2000/ballotissue.cfm?yearsel=2000&recid=1017 (231 words)

	Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth is a member of the British Government responsible for relations with foreign countries.
		This position came into existence in 1968 with the merger of the Foreign and Commonwealth Offices into a single of State.
		See also Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Secretary of State for Commonwealth Affairs Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations Secretary of State for the Colonies Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs
	www.freeglossary.com /Secretary_of_State_for_Foreign_and_Commonwealth_Affairs (340 words)

	SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE COLONIES FACTS AND INFORMATION (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Secretary of State for the Colonies or Colonial Secretary was the British Cabinet official in charge of managing the various British colonies.
		In 1854, military reforms led to the War_Office and Colonial Office being split up, and the office of Secretary of State for the Colonies was recreated.
		In 1968 the Commonwealth Office was subsumed into the Foreign Office, which became known as the Foreign_and_Commonwealth_Office.
	www.amysflowershop.com /Secretary_of_State_for_the_Colonies (345 words)

	Douglas-Home, Alexander Frederick, Baron Home of the Hirsel on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		As parliamentary private secretary (1937-39) to Neville Chamberlain, he supported the latter's policy of appeasement toward Nazi Germany.
		He served as minister of state (1951-55), secretary of state for commonwealth relations (1955-60), and leader of the House of Lords (1957-60).
		As foreign secretary (1960-63), he pursued a policy of détente with the USSR and worked for the establishment of an independent British nuclear deterrent.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/D/DouglH1o.asp (313 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: St. Gregory the Great
		Of Gregory's relations with the Franks there is no need to write at length, as the intercourse he established with the Frankish kings practically lapsed at his death, and was not renewed for about a hundred years.
		Over this commonwealth were the pope and the emperor, each supreme in his own department, care being taken to keep these as far as possible distinct and independent.
		During his pontificate, he established close relations between the Church of Rome and those of Spain, Gaul, Africa, and Illyricum, while his influence in Britain was such that he is justly called the Apostle of the English.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/06780a.htm (7836 words)

	US Department of State Dispatch: Diplomatic relations with new Independent States - Commonwealth of Independent States
		Following Secretary Baker's recent visit to these countries, the President believes US interests will be best served by having diplomatic ties to their governments.
		Secretary Baker conducted detailed discussions with the leaders of the four countries on the political, economic, and security principles of most importance to the United States.
		Georgia is the only state which I have not visited--the only state that was a republic of the former Soviet Union that I have not yet visited.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1584/is_n8_v3/ai_12058195 (555 words)

	Book Review : War and Diplomacy in Kashmir, 1947-48
		Their importance as trump cards for guaranteeing British strategic objectives was underlined by the Commonwealth Affairs Committee in London, which proclaimed that in an emergency involving India and Pakistan, "the Minister of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations, should send instructions to the Supreme Commander" (p 33).
		One was integrity of the commonwealth and avoidance of inter-dominion warfare.
		Nehru and Patel were certain than an informal state of war already existed and urged an airlift of Indian armed forces to relieve Srinagar from the rampaging Pathans.
	www.kashmirherald.com /bookreviews/waranddiplomacyinkashmir.html (2684 words)

	Education - Information - Educational Resources - Encyclopedia - Music - Se
		Secretary General of the Organization of American States
		Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
		Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions
	www.music.us /education/Se.htm (119 words)

	Articles - Secretary of State for Commonwealth Affairs (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The position of Secretary of State for Commonwealth Affairs was created on August 1, 1966 by the merger of the old positions of Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations and Secretary of State for the Colonies.
		The position dealt with British relations with members of the Commonwealth of Nations.
		In 1968 the position was merged with the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs to create the new position of Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs.
	www.gaple.com /articles/Secretary_of_State_for_Commonwealth_Affairs (245 words)

	Human Resources and Management
		The Deputy Secretary for Human Resources and Management is responsible for all personnel policy and programs designed to support the Governor's management objectives.
		The Deputy Secretary develops personnel policy and recommends necessary legislative or executive action to improve the personnel, labor relations, equal employment opportunity and state employment programs.
		Direction is provided to the Commonwealth's classification and pay program, employee training and development, personnel systems development, employee benefits, personnel management review and relevant provisions of the Governor's Code of Conduct.
	www.hrm.state.pa.us /oahrm/site (141 words)

	Dictionary of Australian Biography We-Wy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Wentworth in letters to the governor and secretary of state allowed his strong feelings to run away with him, and to some extent defeated his own object by the extravagance of his language.
		The official statements relating to his recall were of the vaguest character, such as that he had not shown "an active care of the moral interests involved in the system of convict discipline".
		Privately Gladstone, the new colonial secretary, informed Wilmot that he was not recalled for any errors in his official character, but because rumours reflecting on his moral character had reached the colonial office.
	gutenberg.net.au /dictbiog/0-dict-biogWe-Wy.html (20436 words)

	Chapter Two: The Youth's Companion's Pledge
		Today, most state have laws requiring the flag to be flown on a flag pole in front of the school.
		The southern states probably had not passed any such laws because the American flag was the hated Union flag and not the flag of the Confederacy.
		Since each state grand lodge is independent, the state lodge determines many of the local rules and rituals.
	history.vineyard.net /pdgech2.htm (6983 words)

	EU-History Schuman Plan 12
		The proposed communiqué also foreshadowed the preparation of a treaty; and it was known that the French Government desired that a treaty embodying the general principles of their plan should be concluded and ratified before the participating countries proceeded to the detailed examination of a practical scheme.
		It was unreasonable that we should have been presented with an ultimatum that, if we did not concur in their proposal within 24 hours, the French would proceed without us; and it should be made clear to the French Government that we were surprised to receive such summary treatment in a matter of this importance.
		Alternatively they might be strengthened by knowledge that the United States Government would support their efforts to secure an early agreement on the principle of their plan.
	www.eu-history.leidenuniv.nl /index.php3?m=10&c=34 (1048 words)

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