Coll 29/47 'Employment of news writers'
IOR/L/PS/12/3622
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The record is made up of 1 file (68 folios). It was created in 19 May 1932-30 Nov 1933. 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 concerns the employment of news writers ( munshis A term used in the Middle East, Persia and South Asia to refer to a secretary, assistant or amanuensis. Munshis were employed in the British administration in the Gulf. ) at Consulates in Persia.
The file contains:
- statements of secret service expenditure at the consulates in Persia in 1932
- monthly diary of the Consulate at Sistan and Kain for January, February, and March 1933
- termination of employment of munshis A term used in the Middle East, Persia and South Asia to refer to a secretary, assistant or amanuensis. Munshis were employed in the British administration in the Gulf. at Sistan and Zabul.
The file is composed of correspondence between 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. , the British Legation at Tehran, the British Consulate at Tabriz, the British Consulate for Sistan and Kain, the Political 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. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .
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- 1 file (68 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 70; 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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- 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/12/3622
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- Coll 29/47
- Date(s)
- 19 May 1932-30 Nov 1933 (CE, Gregorian)
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- IOR/L/PS/12/3622
- Title
- Coll 29/47 'Employment of news writers'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:69v, 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