It later became known as the Commonwealth Relations Office Year Book and Commonwealth Office Year Book. The Colonial Office had its offices in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office Main Building in Whitehall. Rayburn House Office Building (RHOB, built 1962-1965, dedicated 1965), named after Speaker of the House Sam Rayburn (1882-1961), of Texas, and is the largest House offices structure. The Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate jointly appoint the CBO Director after considering recommendations from the two budget committees. Two years later, this department was itself merged into the Foreign Office, establishing the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. After the Dominion of India and Dominion of Pakistan gained independence in 1947, the Dominion Office was merged with the India Office to form the Commonwealth Relations Office. The Colonial Office did not have responsibility for all British possessions overseas: for example, both the British Raj and other British territories near India, were under the authority of the India Office from 1858. Other, more informal protectorates, such as the Khedivate of Egypt, fell under the authority of the Foreign Office.

In 1801, colonial affairs were transferred to the War Office in the lead up to the Napoleonic Wars, which became the War and Colonial Office to oversee and protect the colonies of the British Empire. In 1768 the separate American or Colonial Department was established, in order to deal with colonial affairs in British America. 1926 and 1940 it was known as The Dominions Office and Colonial Office List. In addition to the official List published by the Colonial Office, an edited version was also produced by Waterlow and Sons. See, for example, “Publications received: The Colonial Office List”, The Queenslander, Brisbane, p. In 1854, the War and Colonial Office was divided in two, the War Office and a new Colonial Office, created to deal specifically with affairs in the colonies and assigned to the Secretary of State for the Colonies. With the loss of thirteen of its colonies, however, the department was abolished in 1782. Responsibility for the remaining colonies was given to the Home Office, and subsequently in 1801 transferred to the War Department.

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