</s> ▁The ▁British ▁Col onial ▁Research ▁Committee ▁( or ▁the ▁Col onial ▁Research ▁Council ▁after ▁ 1 9 4 7 ) ▁was ▁an ▁advis ory ▁organisation ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁state ▁which ▁existed ▁between ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁and ▁ 1 9 5 9 . ▁ 1 6 ▁volumes ▁consisting ▁of ▁the ▁arch ives ▁of ▁this ▁body ▁are ▁kept ▁at ▁The ▁National ▁Archive . ▁It ▁was ▁established ▁under ▁Lord ▁Ha iley . ▁ ▁The ▁Committee ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁to ▁offer ▁advice ▁on ▁how ▁the ▁Secretary ▁of ▁State ▁for ▁the ▁Col on ies ▁should ▁spend ▁funds ▁allocated ▁by ▁the ▁Col onial ▁Development ▁and ▁W elf are ▁Act ▁ 1 9 4 0 . ▁Its ▁role ▁was ▁to ▁co - ordinate ▁research ▁of ▁various ▁sub - comm itte es ▁and ▁cover ▁any ▁areas ▁which ▁came ▁to ▁light ▁beyond ▁the ▁pur view ▁of ▁these ▁sub - comm itte es . ▁It ▁was ▁also ▁inspired ▁by ▁the ▁Institut ▁Fran ca is ▁de ▁l ' A frique ▁No ire ▁to ▁establish ▁regional ▁research ▁instit utes ▁located ▁in ▁colonial ▁countries . ▁ ▁After ▁February ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁This ▁work ▁was ▁taken ▁over ▁by ▁the ▁Col onial ▁Research ▁Council . ▁This ▁in ▁turn ▁was ▁dissol ved ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁and ▁replaced ▁by ▁the ▁O verse as ▁Research ▁Council , ▁who ▁ad vised ▁the ▁Committee ▁of ▁the ▁Priv y ▁Council ▁on ▁O verse as ▁Research . ▁ ▁The ▁Committee ▁established ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁more ▁focused ▁comm itte es : ▁