‘File 28/10-(f) Italian on board “Helka”’

IOR/R/15/2/697

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The record is made up of 1 file (5 folios). It was created in 31 Aug 1940-10 Sep 1940. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .

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Content: The file comprises correspondence relating to the presence on board the tanker Helka , sailing from Aden to Bahrain, of an Italian, whom British officials instruct should not be allowed to land at Bahrain. The principal correspondents are: the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. at Bahrain (Hugh Weightman), the Chief Secretary at Aden; and the Chief Local Representative of the Bahrain Petroleum Company BAPCO (R A Kennedy).
Extent and format: 1 file (5 folios)
Arrangement: The file’s contents are arranged in approximate chronological order, from the earliest item at the front to the latest at the end.
Physical characteristics: Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the back cover with 7; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is also present in parallel between ff 2-6; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence.
Written in: English in Latin script
Type: Archival file

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Original held at: British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity.
Access conditions: Unrestricted
Archive reference: IOR/R/15/2/697
Former external reference(s): Confidential Files: 28/10 F
Date(s): 31 Aug 1940-10 Sep 1940 (CE, Gregorian)

Subjects: Second World War (1939-1945)Shipping
People & organisations: Bahrain Petroleum Company, Chief Local RepresentativeSS Helka

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Reference: IOR/R/15/2/697
Title: ‘File 28/10-(f) Italian on board “Helka”’
Pages: 5r:5v
Author: Kennedy, Roger Anthony
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Reference: IOR/R/15/2/697
Title: ‘File 28/10-(f) Italian on board “Helka”’
Pages: front, front-i, 2r:4v, 6r:6v, back-i, back
Author: East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
Usage terms: Open Government Licence