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‘Transport requirements; Truck for office’ [‎6r] (11/106)

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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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F r om:- Public delations Section, Basra
To:- Public Kelations Officer, Bahrein
No:- T/7235
Date:- 16th. April, 1945.
Subject:- TRANSPORT RBQUXiiSI-ffll^rS «
1 Kef. P.H.S. , Baghdad Memo No. 1073 dated 6 . 3 . 45 ^dressed to M-I.M.K.
copies to you and to me subject "Transport Hequirements .
2. Your truck was shipped this morning. You wUl be notified on rts
arrival at Bahrein and you will receive a copy of the Waybill.
3 . It is a Truck 15 cwt 4 X 2 DODGE (Canadian) Class X. Vf.D. No. 4795748.
t+ is eouiooed with a spare wheel skid chains and two tow ropes. The
spare wheel was^olfed in the holder and the tow ropes and skid chains were
in the back#
I drew a vehicle outfit as per the enclosed original list.
YOU will notice only one tow rope is listed. The second happened to
be spare.
Some items have been added and some are crossed off not being available
and I am told these are no longer issued.
There was also a spare fan belt in one of the lookers.
I stowed the entire kit in the two lockers which are P^ oclced but
there is only one key for the two locks and I enclose it herewith.
The two cans petrol (2 gall.) and 1 can oil (l gall.) are wired int
their lockers for which no locks are issued.
When I drew the t™ k ^^^trse^ra^u^Lable
r^elTLve one reeved f™ mother vehicle
and fitted to yours.
The AB 112, instructional handbook and spare parts list are m one
of the lookers.
T orTAriced for Ihe vehicle to be accompanied by two Indian other ranks,
I arranged i ^ ^ i n tvn -v y# Gov. Bahrein as escort.
I/Naik Yea Bamkow and Spr. Gardalal of the 5U A..(. coy. nax
made out for issue to you in Bahrein and not to me.
The issue, preparation for shipment, shipment, escort etc. would then
all have been arranged by B.O.D. in the normal manner.
Unfortunately, I learnt this too late but I trust you will receive ^
the truck and the equipment safely.
^ (B.C. BECKER, Major)
PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER
» Minist^of inforflt^ Caix. (Transport d Conmnioations Section)
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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)
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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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