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'File 17/18 I Duplicating Machine – Gestetner' [‎11v] (24/150)

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The record is made up of 1 file (72 folios). It was created in 4 Mar 1938-9 Jan 1943. 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 file concerns the Bahrain Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. 's purchase of a Gestetner duplicating machine, plus accessories. The file also contains correspondence regarding the shipping of stationery from the Government of India's central stationery office in Calcutta to the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. at Bahrain.

The file contains samples of items printed on a Gestetner machine, including a copy of the front cover of an official report of the proceedings of the Sind Legislative Assembly, dated 4 March 1938.

Correspondents include the following: 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 Deputy Controller of Stationery, Calcutta; the Assistant Controller of Stationery, Calcutta; 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. , Bushire; Gestetner Limited; the Publicity Officer, Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , Bahrain.

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1 file (72 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume.

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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 74; 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 present in parallel between ff 2-65; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.

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'File 17/18 I Duplicating Machine – Gestetner' [‎11v] (24/150), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/2/1621, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100030440472.0x000019> [accessed 3 May 2024]

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