John Coatman, CIE, (1889–1963) was director of public information for the

Indian Police Service The Indian Police Service ( IPS) is a civil service under the All India Services. It replaced the Indian Imperial Police in 1948, a year after India became independent from the British Raj. Along with the Indian Administrative Service (IAS ...

and the British government in India. He was made a Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire in 1929 and was a member of the secretariat during the first

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(November 1930 – January 1931). His writing promoted the benefits of the British Empire.

Selected publications

*''Report of the administration of Lord Reading, Viceroy and Governor-General of India, 1921–1926: General summary'', Government of India Press, Simla, 1927. *''The Indian Riddle: A solution suggested'', Humphrey Toulmin, London, 1932. *''Years of Destiny India 1926–1932'', 1932. *''Magna Britannia'',

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, London, 1936. *''India the Road to Self Government'',

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, 1941. *''The British Family of Nations'', George G. Harrap & Co., London, 1950. *''Volkerfamilie commonwealth: die verwirklichung eines politischen ideals'', Deutsch Verlags-Anstalt, Stuttgart, 1950. *''Police'',

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, 1959. (

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) *''Eric Charles Handyside, C.I.E., O.B.E., Indian Police'', Tunbridge Wells, c. 1962.

References

Companions of the Order of the Indian Empire 1889 births 1963 deaths {{India-bio-stub