‘File 15/9 I RULES AND REGULATIONS. File No. 15/9 ORDERS RECEIVED FROM THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA 1. POST AND TELEGRAPH DEPARTMENT 2. INDUSTRY AND LABOUR DEPARTMENT & COMMERCE 3. INDIAN WORDS CODE CORRECTIONS ETC. 4. ARMY DEPARTMENT. 5. EDUCATION AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT. 6. Policy Dept.’

Content

The file contains Government of India circular letters, memoranda and notices issued by several departments and in particular, the Army Department and the Department of Industries and Labour, Posts and Telegraphs Branch. These were regularly forwarded by the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , Bushire to 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. , Bahrain and others for information and guidance. The circulars contain rules, procedures and instructions and relate mainly to Government of India personnel and the handling of official correspondence. Typical file contents are:

• Instructions about the use of priority and non-priority markings on Government foreign telegrams;
• Supplements to the list of Holders of the Indian Word Code, 1924 published by the 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. , London;
• Addenda to the ‘Manual of Instructions to Officers of the Political Department of the Government of India, 1924’;
• Notifications issued by the Army Department about the barring from future Government employment of several sepoys Term used in English to refer to an Indian infantryman. Carries some derogatory connotations as sometimes used as a means of othering and emphasising race, colour, origins, or rank. and clerks, mainly owing to their conviction for or implication in cases of theft from ordnance depots, 1926-1927.

Extent and format

1 file (271 folios)

Arrangement

File papers are arranged chronologically, according to the date they were circulated to 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. , Bahrain and others.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: numbered 1A-1D, 2-24, 29-106, 116-137, 139-144, 146-176, 183-186, 187A-187B, 188-195, 196A-196B, 197-286, 287A, 287B, 288-299. The numbers 25-28, 107-115, 138, 145 and 177-182 have been omitted. The numbering is written in pencil in the top right corner of the folio. The numbering starts at the front of the file, on the file cover (f 1A) and ends on the inside cover at the back of the file (f 299).

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/15/2/1446

Former external reference(s)

English Office Series: 15/9-I

History of this record

Date(s)

24 Feb 1926-13 May 1935 (CE, Gregorian)

Subjects

Second World War (1939-1945)

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‘File 15/9 I RULES AND REGULATIONS. File No. 15/9 ORDERS RECEIVED FROM THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA 1. POST AND TELEGRAPH DEPARTMENT 2. INDUSTRY AND LABOUR DEPARTMENT & COMMERCE 3. INDIAN WORDS CODE CORRECTIONS ETC. 4. ARMY DEPARTMENT. 5. EDUCATION AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT. 6. Policy Dept.’, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/2/1446, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100000000282.0x0000b5> [accessed 19 April 2024]

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