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‘Transport requirements; Truck for office’ [‎2r] (3/106)

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The record is made up of 1 file (51 folios). It was created in 15 Feb 1945-13 Jan 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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MEMORANDUM.
; British Embassy Public Relations Section, Baghdad.
M.I.M.E. Cairo (Transport & Communications
Section)
“Embassy I Mi.
on Paiforce Exchange
Date 6th March, 1945.
dated 15 th February, 1945
arch, 1945
Subject :—
TMmsm wwmm&m
Your above letter was .forwarded through M.E.S.C.
to GHQ, Paiforce, who have now informed us that
one truck 15 cwt Dodge (Canadian) Class, repaired
will be issued tc this section.
£. The vehicle will be available for collection
at 7 BCD on March 12.
3. We will arrange with P.R.O., Basra, to have this
truck collected and shipped to BAHREIN. We will notify
M.I.M.E. & BAHREIN date of despatch.
4. QAE add that Buick No. BS 385 will not be taken
over by Army Workshops.
5. We have meanwhile been informed by P.RO., Basra
(reference his letter T/7074 addressed Baghdad and. not
repeated to you) that the Bedford shock-absorbers
recently fitted to the Buick have provided at least
temporary satisfaction an<? he would prefer to hold
on to the Buick until he can compare it with the Hudson
(on arrival). He points out that the Hudson has already
required new coil springs and once that necessity has
arisen it usually means that the she on absorbers have
bean doing all the work and have suffered in consequence.
C. P.71.0,, Basm, will furnish us with a report on the
Hudson (with copy tc M.I.M.E.)
7. We learn that a handsome offer is available in
the open market for a second-hand private car and should
P.K.O., Basra, prefer the Hudson, he should inform us
so that we can contact the potential buyer.
8. Should the Buick prove to be the better car, we
shall report to you accordingly and await your instructions
as regards disposal of the Hudson. ^
ASST. PUBUO KEMTONS ATTACHE
Copy to:- P.R.O., Basra.
Public Relations Officer, Bahrein.,/
EJB/NE.
Please address your reply to the Public Relations Section and not to individuals;

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Content

The file contains correspondence relating to the shipment from Basra to Bahrain of a Dodge truck for use by the Public Relations Office in Bahrain, and the shipment in the opposite direction of a Hudson saloon car. The file’s principal correspondents are: the Public Relations Officer in Basra (Major E C Becher; D A Denbigh); the Public Relations Officer in Bahrain (Cornelius James Pelly).

The file contains:

  • correspondence relating to arrangements to ship the truck, with associated equipment, from Bahrain to Basra. The truck was intended for use by the Public Relations office to transport a generator and film projector, and be used for radio broadcasts;
  • correspondence relating to arrangements to ship the Hudson saloon, with associated equipment, from Bahrain to Basra. The correspondence documents the difficulties encountered in finding passage for the car, the appointment of a farrash to accompany the car to discourage pilfering of its components and equipment while en route, and the failure of the farrash to protect the car, leading it to arrive in Basra, in the words of the Public Relations Officer at Basra, ‘in a very bad condition’ (f 29);
  • correspondence relating to equipment requirements for the truck in Bahrain;
  • correspondence relating to an incident in which the driver of the truck was stopped by the police authorities in Bahrain, who had assumed that the truck was stolen property.
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1 file (51 folios)
Arrangement

The file’s contents are arranged in approximate chronological order, from the earliest item at the front to the latest at the end. The file notes at the end of the file (ff 46-52) mirror the chronological arrangement.

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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 53; 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. An additional foliation sequence is also present in parallel between ff 2-36; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.

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