'File 34/4 (4/23) Hostel for Bahrain Students in Cairo'

Content

This file contains correspondence between British officials regarding the establishment of a hostel in Cairo for students from Bahrain and Kuwait with the assistance of the British Council.

The correspondence discusses the rationale for establishing the hostel and the costs and practicalities involved in doing so.

Extent and format

1 file (35 folios)

Arrangement

File is arranged in chronological order, from earliest at beginning of the file to most recent at end.

Physical characteristics

Condition: The file was previously bound with treasury tags but these have since been removed and its pages are now loose.

Foliation: The file's foliation sequence commences at the front cover and terminates at the back cover; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and can be found 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. Circled index numbers written using blue/red crayon can be found throughout the file. The file contains the following foliation errors: 1, and 1A.

Written in

English in Latin script

Type

Archival file

Access & Reference

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/15/2/842

Former external reference(s)

Confidential files: 4/23 Confidential files: 34/4

History of this record

Date(s)

9 Apr 1945-23 Aug 1945 (CE, Gregorian)

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'File 34/4 (4/23) Hostel for Bahrain Students in Cairo', British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/2/842, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100000000241.0x000119> [accessed 10 May 2024]

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