Upper Senegal and Niger, Vol. 1

ANNEXED DOCUMENTS

I. — Decree of the Lieutenant-Governor establishing the distribution and duties of the various offices and services of the Government of Upper Senegal and Niger.

The Governor of the Colonies, Lieutenant-Governor of Upper Senegal and Niger Upper Senegal and Niger was a colonial territory in French West Africa, created in 1904, encompassing parts of modern-day Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger., Officer of the Legion of Honor,

In view of the decree of October 18, 1904, regarding the reorganization of the General Government of French West Africa French West Africa (AOF) was a federation of eight French colonial territories in Africa, governed from Dakar.,

Decrees:

The organization of the Management Services for the Government of Upper Senegal and Niger, under the direct authority of the Governor, includes:
The Governor's Cabinet,
The Military Office,
The Office of Political Affairs (1st office),
The Office of Economic Affairs (2nd office),
The General Secretariat of the Government.

There additionally exists a private Secretariat for the Governor.

Duties of the various offices.

Cabinet

Opening, registration, and distribution of dispatches and telegrams among the various government offices.

Registration of outgoing dispatches destined for the Governor General and for financial control The "financial control" (contrôle financier) refers to the department responsible for auditing and overseeing the colony's expenditures..

Cipher: establishment of ciphers original: "chiffre." This refers to the secret codes used to encrypt and decrypt sensitive telegraphic communications between colonial officials., instructions regarding their use. Ciphering and deciphering of official telegrams.

Personnel: maintaining personnel files, appointments, and transfers. Management of travel and deployment for civil personnel.