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'File 61/11 X (D 170) Nejd-Hejaz Miscellaneous' [‎59r] (130/554)

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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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SECRET
Telegram Z No. 7520 dated 24th April 1:42.
From Secretary of State for India, London.
To Governor General (E.A. Department) Ne Delhi
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Express
M '"y immediately preceding telegram Following is Foreign
Office telegram No. 107 April 15th to Jedda repeated Minister
of States Office Cairo as 665 and you as 6665 Begins
Your telegram No. 57 March 29th to Government of India,
Civil Requirements. Shipping Committee have instructed their
representative in India to permit shipment of goods from India
to Saudi Arabia broadly within limits of normal trade.
2. Please confirm that if arrangements described in your
telegram No. 118 April 7th are brought into force no further
orders will be/ placed in India by individual merchants. Ends.
Ttfn rOffice 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.
" in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ,
Cam,, Bahrain, 9th May 1942.
Copy, with compliments, to
The Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. , Bahrain
The Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. , Kuwait.

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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.

Extent and format
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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