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India Office
The
India Office
was a British government department created in 1858 to oversee the administration, through a
Viceroy
and other officials, of the
Provinces of British India
. These territories comprised most of the modern-day nations of
Bangladesh
,
Burma
,
India
, and
Pakistan
, as well as
Aden
and other territories around the
Indian Ocean
. The department was headed by the
Secretary of State for India
, a member of the
British cabinet
, who was formally advised by the
Council of India
.
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