Coll 29/111 'Bushire: provision of transport for tours of Political Resident'

IOR/L/PS/12/3689

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The record is made up of 1 file (320 folios). It was created in 23 Sep 1939-22 May 1947. 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 provision of transport facilities for tours of 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. at Bushire to the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , by ship and aircraft.

The file is composed of correspondence between 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. at Bushire, the Viceroy, the British Legation at Tehran, the Treasury, the Foreign Office, 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 Secretary of State for India, the Air Ministry, the Ministry of War, the Admiralty, the Government of India, and Camper & Nicholsons Limited.

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1 file (320 folios)
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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 322; 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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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/12/3689
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Coll 29/111

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23 Sep 1939-22 May 1947 (CE, Gregorian)

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