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‘Transport requirements; Truck for office’ [46r] (91/106)
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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TRANSPORT RRC 1 IREI^ERTS, TRUCK.
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XI .1:0.10^3. (3ated 6th March 19'S, from Emhas^ay Public r.elat ? ore
Baghdad.
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1 Telegram No. 425/N5 , (^ated the l r th Arril 1945,from Information
Basra.
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X.L.No.T/7235, dated 16th April 1945 from P.H.S.Basra.
When the car arrives the receipt of the articles mentionec
in tb^e outfit list and the letter should be checked
The articles reouired for daily-use should be handed over to
the driver; and his receipt taken for i-them .The remaincer
of the articles should be shored' under hock knd key .
E10 .will be reappnsible forthis caj 1 and shhuld^ draft an order
for my approval shoeing the occaeion^on which it may be
US ed.. The driver should be instructed on these oc asions
A*.
only and any one Vvis; ing to .use it for any other work would
• have to refer to E .0. Having approved his order I shall
then issue a general ordpr for the information of the P•B•9
and
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
offices."on receipt of the car the letter below
should be put up again so th£t we can write a letter of
thanks to P.R.0^3 asreh.
ltd. C.J.P-13.4*45.
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The Truck has arrived, equipment checked and everything
was found in order. Part of the equipment has been handed over
to Sayid Amin as per list. The second list shows equipment held
in store.
May suggest the following permanent uses for the truck:-
i. To be used by Cinema Operator at 5 p.m. every show day
and for his return to base on those days.
ii. To be used for Broadcasting every evening between 7.30
and 9.30 p.m. and on Friday mornings between 9*30 and
- 12.30 a.m.
May also suggest that a log book is kept in the Car
showing mileages h* and authority for every trip.as per specimen
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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.
- Extent and format
- 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.
- Physical characteristics
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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- Reference
- IOR/R/15/2/1990
- Title
- ‘Transport requirements; Truck for office’
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:11v, 13r:23v, 25r:25v, 27r:30v, 32r:39v, 41r:52v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence