PZ 376/1940 'Turkey: Earthquake in Turkey, 1939.'

Content

The file contains correspondence concerning the 1939 Turkish earthquake. It largely consists of: copies of letters from the Under Secretary to the Government of India, External Affairs Department, to the Counsellor, British Embassy, Angora [Ankara], Turkey, forwarding enclosed correspondence regarding expressions of sympathy and contributions towards the relief fund from various Indian municipal committees and councils, the Arya Samaj of Peshawar Cantonment, and Muslims of Navalgund and surrounding villages; and letters in response from the British Embassy, Angora.

It also includes a copy of a telegram from HM Consul-General, Lourenço Marques [Maputo], Mozambique, to the Foreign Office [?], and a letter to the Turkish Ambassador from Philip Nichols, Foreign Office, regarding a donation from Muslim Indians at Lourenço Marques to be transmitted to the Turkish Relief Fund.

The file includes copies of a letter in French from the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs to the British Ambassador to Turkey, 6 March 1940 (folios 19 and 31).

Extent and format

1 file (59 folios)

Arrangement

The papers are arranged in reverse chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 59; 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.

Written in

English and French 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/L/PS/12/327

Former external reference(s)

PZ 376/1940

History of this record

Date(s)

13 Jan 1940-14 Dec 1940 (CE, Gregorian)

Subjects

Natural disastersDisaster reliefDonationsEarthquakes

Places

Lourenço MarquesMozambiqueTurkeyIndia

People & organisations

Government of Turkey, Ministry of Foreign AffairsCounsellor at the British EmbassyBritish Consul GeneralTurkish Ambassador to the United KingdomIndian Political Service, External Affairs DepartmentForeign OfficeHM Ambassador to the Republic of TurkeyBritish Embassy, Ankara

Share this record

• Share on twitter
• Share on facebook

Cite this record in your research

PZ 376/1940 'Turkey: Earthquake in Turkey, 1939.', British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/12/327, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100000000466.0x0002ca> [accessed 25 April 2024]

Link to this record

https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100000000466.0x0002ca

IIIF details

This record has a IIIF manifest available as follows. If you have a compatible viewer you can drag the icon to load it.https://www.qdl.qa/en/iiif/81055/vdc_100000000466.0x0002ca/manifestOpen in Universal viewerOpen in Mirador viewerMore options for embedding images

Copyright: How to use this content