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British territories and their dates of independence, 1947–1997_ Countries in parentheses were not staffed by the Colonial Office in London_
| 1947 | (India) |
| 1948 | Ceylon, Palestine |
| 1956 | (Anglo*Egyptian Sudan) |
| 1957 | Gold Coast, Malaya |
| 1960 | Cyprus, Nigeria, British Somaliland |
| 1961 | Sierra Leone, Tanganyika |
| 1962 | lamaKa, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda |
| 1963 | Kenya, Zanzibar, Sarawak, North Borneo |
| 1964 | Malta, Nyasatand, Northern Rhodesia |
| 1965 | Singapore, The Gambia, Maldives |
| 1966 | British Guiana, Bechuanaland, Basutoland. Barbados |
| 1967 | Aden |
| 1968 | Mauritius, Swaziland |
| 1970 | Piji, Tonga |
| 1973 | Bahamas |
| 1974 | Grenada |
| 1976 | Seychelles |
| 1978 | Dominica. Solomon Islands. ElUce Islands |
| 1979 | St Vincent and the Grenadines, Si Lucia. Gilbert Islands |
| 1980 | (Southern Rhodesia), New Hebrides |
| 1981 | British Honduras. Antigua |
| 1983 | St Christopher (St Kills) and Nevis. Brunei |
| 1990 | (Namibia) |
| 1997 | Hong, Kong |
Characteristics of the dataset on overseas officers_
| Number of records | 14,285 |
| Time of service | 1939–1966 |
| Territories included | All territories (colonies, protectorates) which were under the administration of the Colonial Office in London. This excludes Dominions (New Zealand, South Africa) and colonies with their own colonial service (India, Sudan). See Table 1 for a complete list. |
| Number of territories | 46 |
| Conditions to be listed in the dataset | All officers (British, local) who served on pensionable terms between 1939 and 1966 and had a minimum of ten years of service. These officers were recruited by the Colonial Office in London. |
| Information (mininum) | Name, gender, date of birth, education, entry year into the service, all advancements until last position held. Military service. |
| Information (additional) | Knighthoods and honors, language skills, published books and articles, participation at conferences, whether or not the officer stayed on to serve in the civil service of the independent country. |