Coll 29/10 'Bushire: medical establishment'

Content

The file concerns the medical establishment at Bushire.

The file covers the reduction to one medical officer in 1930, and the employment of a Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. Surgeon in 1946, it also includes The Indian Medical Service Rules, 1939 .

The file is composed solely of internal correspondence between the Foreign Office, the 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. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , and the Secretary of State for India.

Extent and format

1 file (22 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 for this description commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 24; 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 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/12/3566

Former external reference(s)

Coll 29/10

History of this record

Date(s)

12 Dec 1930-26 Oct 1946 (CE, Gregorian)

Subjects

Consular servicesDiplomatic serviceRecruitmentMedical personnelBritish

Places

Bushire

People & organisations

Secretary of State for Foreign AffairsForeign OfficePolitical Resident, Persian Gulf

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Coll 29/10 'Bushire: medical establishment', British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/12/3566, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100000000648.0x000080> [accessed 24 April 2024]

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