'File 8/42 Activities of the Development Division of the British Middle East Office' [‎43r] (85/144)

Content

The file consists of correspondence and memoranda relating to the activities of the Development Division of the British Middle East Office, Cairo. Contained within the file are periodic reports on the establishment and progress of the Division's work in the Middle East. These were sent to the Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. in Bahrain and from there distributed to the Political Agencies in Kuwait, Bahrain and Muscat. Each report reflects the expertise and mission of the Division, with sections (not all present in every report) on public health, labour, agriculture, forestry and soil conservation, animal husbandry, entomology (mostly anti-locust operations), and statistics. Each report opens with a general note on recent activities.

The following reports are present within the file:

• on the inception of the Division and the work of October 1946 (folios 8-12);
• November-December 1946 (folios 25-30);
• first quarter of 1947 (folios 32-35);
• second quarter of 1947 (folios 37-45);
• third quarter of 1947 (folios 47-57);
• third quarter of 1948 (folios 62-68).

The file also contains, as enclosures, the directive on the functions of the British Middle East Office (folios 59-61) and a transcript from a parliamentary question on the same subject (folio 70).

On folio 71 are internal office notes.

Extent and format

1 file (70 folios)

Arrangement

The file is arranged chronologically.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 76; 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. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.

Written in

English in Latin script

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