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'File 61/11 X (D 170) Nejd-Hejaz Miscellaneous' [‎36r] (84/554)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (270 folios). It was created in 20 Jan 1942-26 Jun 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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61/11.
T 01 c. ^ P ci lTl 3 •
From
Secretary of State for India, London
To
Po 1 i tical Pve3 ident, a t Bahrain
Repeated Government of India, Ke^ LeIhi
Dated 7tli received 8th April IS42
Ko • 6269
Ba^PIATi:
It may be desired to transmit five hundred
thousand half one million standarc- silver rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. to Saudi
Arabian Government with extreme urgency. In that event
could that quantity or some smaller amount be scared from
stocks in Baiirain on the understanding that they would
be replaced as soon as possible from India ? Please
note that requirements for Saudi Arabia could only be
satisfied \vi th old standard rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. i.e. of 916 fineness
and not with nev style 500 fineness rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. which are dis
tinguishable by their grooved edge.
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The volume consists of telegrams, letters, and reports relating to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Most of the correspondence is between the British Legation in Jeddah, 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 Bushire, the Political Agencies in Bahrain and Kuwait, 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. and the Foreign Office in London, and the Government of India.

Much of the volume covers Saudi-US relations, including:

Other subjects covered are:

Also notable within the volume are:

At the end of the volume (ff 249-264) are internal office notes.

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1 volume (270 folios)
Arrangement

The volume is arranged chronologically. There is an alphabetical subject index to the contents, at the front of the volume (folio 2).

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the sequence starts on the first folio and continues through to the inside back cover. The numbering is written in pencil, circled and 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. There are the following irregularities: 1A, 1B, and 1C; 28A and 28B; 154A, 154B, and 154C; 216A and 216B.

Condition: the broken spine cover is detached from the volume and enclosed in a plastic sleeve numbered folio 265, at the back of the volume. The plastic sleeve may cause some loss of sharpness to the digital image of the spine cover.

There is a second sequence that is inconsistent. It is also written in pencil but is not circled.

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