PZ 6508/35 Aden: rebuilding of Church of Scotland School at Sheikh Othman

IOR/L/PS/12/179

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The record is made up of 1 file (7 folios). It was created in Sep 1935-Feb 1936. 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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The file consists of correspondence concerning enquiries for a grant from the Colonial Office towards the cost of rebuilding the Church of Scotland School at Sheikh Othman [Ash Shaykh ‘Uthmān] in Aden, which was destroyed by a flood in 1927.

The main correspondents include John Graham Kerr, MP for Combined Scottish Universities (UK Parliamentary Constituency); M J Clauson, Malcolm MacDonald, and K W Blaxster, Colonial Office; James Glasgow Acheson, Government of India, Foreign and Political Department; and the Government of India, Education, Health and Lands Department.

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1 file (7 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at f 1, and terminates at f 7, it is the second file in a larger physical volume, each file has its own foliation sequence; these numbers are written in pencil, 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.

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English in Latin script
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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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IOR/L/PS/12/179
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PZ 6508/35

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Sep 1935-Feb 1936 (CE, Gregorian)

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