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The following classes are mentioned as illustrating the type of visitor to whom such special marks of respect should be paid:

(a) Governors of a State or Province or other similar sub-division of

a foreign territory which may be considered as equivalent to a Colonial Government;

(b) Commanders-in-Chief of the naval, military or air forces of a foreign State;

(c) Ministers of State holding a position equivalent to that of a member of His Majesty's Cabinet.

It does not appear desirable to lay down definite rules as to the etiquette to be observed in the reception of visitors belonging to the classes enumerated, but the following suggestions will assist Governors in deciding some of the questions that may arise :-

(i) In the absence of special circumstances the Governor might, as a matter of courtesy, not of right, properly return in person the call of the visitor, if it is possible for him to do so.

(ii) The Governor should retain the seat of honour if on any occasion the visitor accompanies him in a carriage.

(iii) No review would be held expressly in honour of a visitor who was not a Head of a State or a member of a Reigning Family. But if the visit happened to coincide with the holding of a review, the Governor might properly ask the visitor to take the salute with him. In the case of a visitor holding naval, military or air force rank it would be especially suitable that this compliment should be paid.

(iv) At banquets the procedure described in paragraph VIII should be followed.

(v) As in the case of Heads of States, foreign visitors from any Sovereign State belonging to the classes enumerated should be treated alike without any attempt being made to discriminate between them according to the importance of the State from which they come.

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These Regulations will hold good in the case of visits made officially. Where visits are made incognito the incognito should be respected. In the case of personages travelling under their usual titles without having given official intimation of their arrival, every effort should be made to follow the lines of these Regulations, enquiry being first made where possible, as to whether this would be agreeable to them.

Deposed Sovereigns and members of their families should be treated entirely as private persons, and no salutes or guards of honour should be accorded to them. There is, however, no objection to arrangements being made so that such persons shall not be unnecessarily troubled by passport and customs formalities, or to their being invited as private persons to dinner at Government House or to other functions.

COLONIAL OFFICE,

August, 1935.

(31633-29) Wt. 20044-478 250 0/55 P.8 0.373

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