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The record is made up of 1 file (5 folios). It was created in 15 Feb 1939-31 May 1939. 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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This file contains a letter from Bernard Rawdon Reilly (Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Aden) to Malcolm MacDonald (Secretary of State for the Colonies), and a reply from MacDonald to Reilly. The correspondence relates to the concerns of Sir Hormusjee Cowasjee Dinshaw about the future of the Aden Salt Industry. These items were forwarded to 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. in May 1939.

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1 file (5 folios)
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The two letters are arranged in chronological order in the file.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at inside 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.

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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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Archive reference
IOR/L/PS/12/292
Former external reference(s)
PZ 3323/39

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15 Feb 1939-31 May 1939 (CE, Gregorian)

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PZ 3323/39 'Aden Salt Industry', British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/12/292, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100000000466.0x0002a7> [accessed 29 March 2024]

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