The Colonial Office, 03.09.1939

SECRETARY OF STATE	The Rt. Hon. Malcolm MacDonald
Parliamentry Under-Secretary of State	Lord Dufferin, Marquess of Dufferin and Ava
Permanent Under-Secretary of State	Sir George Gater
Deputy Under-Secretary of State	Sir John E. Shuckburgh
Assistant Under-Secretaries of State	Mr. A.J. Dawe Mr. J. Jeffries Mr. L.M. Clauson Sir Alan Burns
Legal Advisor	Sir Grattan Bushe
Assistant Legal Advisor	Mr. H.H. Duncan
Second Assistant Legal Advisor	Mr. K.O. Roberts-Wray
Third Assistant Legal Advisor	Mr. W.L. Dale
Assistant for Colonial Prize Court work	Sir Sidney Abrahams
Chief Medical Advisor	- vacant -
Assistant Chief Medical Advisor	Mr. A.G.H. Smart
Financial Advisor	Sir John Campbell
Agricultural Adviser	Sir Frank Stockdale
Assistant Agricultural Adviser	Dr. H.A. Tempany
Labour Advisor	MAJ G. St. J. Orde Browne
Educational Advisor	Mr. C.W.M. Cox
Hon. Business Advisor	Mr. Clifford Figg
Advisor on Animal Health	Mr. J. Smith
Press Officer	Mr. A. Ridgway
Assistant Press Officer	Mr. A. Bell

NOTES:
Until 1925, when the office of Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs was created, the Colonial Office had responsibility for all British colonies and dominions, excluding India, which had its own Secretary of State with a corresponding India and Burma Office.
The staffs of the Colonial Office and the Dominions Office below the rank of Assistant Under Secretary of State were interchangeable. The Legal Staff, the Establishments Branch, the Libary, the Accounts, Printing, Revision of Records, and Telegraph Sections were at the disposal of both the Colonial Office and the Dominions Office.

The following military forces were under the administration of the Colonial Office on 01.09.1939:
The Trans-Jordan Frontier Force
The Malay Regiment