Royal Warrant These can be purely administrative in nature (e.g., Warrants authorizing the use of the Great Seal) or they can be substantive instruments (e.g., Warrants of appointment). They are signed by the Monarch and (usually) countersigned by a Minister of the Crown. Transcript A transcript of the document. George R. I. George, By the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and of the British Dominions beyond the Seas King, Defender of the Faith, Emperor of India, Etc. Etc. Etc. To all and Singular to whom these Presents shall come, Greeting Whereas it appears to Us expedient to nominate some Person of approved Industry, Fidelity, and Knowledge to perform the functions of a Third Secretary in Our Diplomatic Service at any of Our Embassies or Legations abroad; Know Ye therefore, that We have constituted and appointed as We do by these Presents constitute and appoint, Our Trusty and Well-beloved Archibald George Blomefield Russell, Esquire, to be an Acting Third Secretary in Our Diplomatic Service at any of Our Embassies or Legations abroad: Giving and Granting to him in that character all Power and Authority to do and execute all necessary Writings, Memorials and Instruments, as also to assist Our Ambassador or Minister at the place where he may be appointed to reside, in all things which may belong to the duties of such Third Secretary as aforesaid: And we therefore request all those whom it may concern, to receive and acknowledge Our said Trusty and Well-beloved Archibald George Blomefield Russell as such Acting Third Secretary as aforesaid, and freely to communicate with him upon the things that may appertain to the Affairs of Our Embassy or Legation at the place where he may be appointed to reside. Given at Our Court at Saint James the First day of February, in the year of Our Lord One thousand nine hundred and Nineteen and in the Ninth year of Our Reign. By His Majesty’s Command Edward Shortt. Countersigner The individual who countersigned the Warrant. Edward Shortt (Secretary of State for the Home Department). The fact that it's countersigned by the Home Secretary is unusual given that appointment documents for diplomatic personnel were normally countersigned by the Foreign Secretary. Ornamentation Describe any ornamentation. This text is taken from a handwritten transcript of the document and may not reflect the formatting of the original. Special Features This is a place to enter any distinguishing features. Russell was Rouge Croix Pursuivant of Arms in Ordinary making this an unusual modern example of a herald being appointed to a diplomatic position. The use of the royal name without the ordinal number is a consistent feature of certain types of diplomatic and military Commissions (e.g., <a href="https://cbaionline.org/corpus/items/show/354">this one</a>). Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Royal Warrant - Appointing Archibald Russell as Acting Third Secretary in HM Diplomatic Service [1919-02-01] Subject The topic of the resource Foreign Affairs Description An account of the resource Royal Warrant of King George V appointing Archibald Russell as Acting Third Secretary in HM Diplomatic Service. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource King George V Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived College of Arms, Miscellaneous Enrolments I/78 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1919-02-01 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Mark Scott Diplomatic Personnel Discontinued Instruments Home Secretary Monarch