Ext 4825/44 'Capt J N Gordon, Commander of Nearchus: application for passages for wife & family'
IOR/L/PS/12/952
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The record is made up of 1 file (13 folios). It was created in 19 Oct 1944-17 Jan 1945. 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 contains correspondence regarding a request by Captain Gordon to have his wife and two children transported to Basra to join him. The primary correspondents are: Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Charles Geoffrey Prior, 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. , Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ; 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. ; Foreign Office; Agnes S Gordon, Captain Gordon’s wife.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (13 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front 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 15; 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
- Type
- Archival file
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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/12/952
- Former external reference(s)
- Ext 4825/44
- Date(s)
- 19 Oct 1944-17 Jan 1945 (CE, Gregorian)
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- Foreign OfficePolitical Resident, Persian Gulf
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- IOR/L/PS/12/952
- Title
- Ext 4825/44 'Capt J N Gordon, Commander of Nearchus: application for passages for wife & family'
- Pages
- 5r:6v
- Author
- Gordon, Agnes S
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- Reference
- IOR/L/PS/12/952
- Title
- Ext 4825/44 'Capt J N Gordon, Commander of Nearchus: application for passages for wife & family'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:4v, 7r:14v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence