'Collection of private Telegrams between the Secretary of State for India and the Viceroy, prior to the Outbreak of War with Turkey' [1r] (1/8)
The record is made up of 1 file (4 folios). It was created in 7 Aug 1914-20 Sep 1914. 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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This Document is the property of the Secretary of State for India.
SECRET.
Collection of private Telegrams between the
Secretary of State for India and the Viceroy,
prior to the Outbreak of War with Turkey.
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The file contains a collection of twenty telegrams between Robert Offley Ashburton Crewe-Milnes (Secretary of State for India) and Charles Hardinge (Viceroy of India) during August-September 1914 prior to the outbreak of war with Turkey.
It concerns the contribution and use of troops from India, and drafts on the army; considerations of maintaining the safety of India, and the strain put on the Indian defence of the frontier; troop movements and mobilisation - including the despatch of Imperial Service Troops and Cavalry, and the sending of troops to German East Africa, and Europe.
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- 1 file (4 folios)
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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the first folio with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 4; 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.
Pagination: the volume also contains an original printed pagination sequence.
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- IOR/L/MIL/17/16/22
- Title
- 'Collection of private Telegrams between the Secretary of State for India and the Viceroy, prior to the Outbreak of War with Turkey'
- Pages
- 1r:4v
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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