Ext 45/46 'Transmission of F.O. Secret packets to and from Consulates etc, abroad'

IOR/L/PS/12/1110

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The record is made up of 1 file (72 folios). It was created in 2 Jan 1946-19 Sep 1946. 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 comprises telegrams and other correspondence by 'fast air mail' between the Under-Secretary of State for India, London, and the Secretary to the Government of India in the External Affairs Department, concerning the dispatch of Foreign Office secret packets to and from British Consulates in Asia and the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .

Destinations for the secret packets include to HM Consuls in Bahrain, Muscat, Kabul, Kuwait, Jalalabad, Kandahar, and Nova-Goa.

Extent and format
1 file (72 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 72; 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. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.

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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/12/1110
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Ext 45/46

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2 Jan 1946-19 Sep 1946 (CE, Gregorian)

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Ext 45/46 'Transmission of F.O. Secret packets to and from Consulates etc, abroad', British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/12/1110, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100000000517.0x000153> [accessed 28 March 2024]

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