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'File [1/39 I] Major T Hickinbotham, OBE (Private File)' [‎23v] (58/836)

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The record is made up of 1 file (420 folios). It was created in 31 Jul 1941-6 Sep 1950. It was written in English and Arabic. 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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"CONDITIONS.
1. TUTS license permits the use of WIRELESS RECEIVING APPARATUS fop.
PRIVATE AND DOMESTIC PCRPOSES ONLY, and the Licetisea.shall not permit Vbe station to
be need for any purpose other than that of receiving messages, sent for general reception, j
2. The station shall not be used in such a manner as to cause interference with the working ol
other stations. In particular, reaction must not be used to such an extent as to en» r gi se amy neigh
bouring Aerial.
h. An Aerial which crosses over or is liable to fall or to be blown open any telegraph or r.t e p’ a one
Jine or overhead power wire (including electric lighting and tramway wires) must be guarded to t h e
reasonable satisfaction of the owner of the power line or lines concerned so as to prevent any
damage being done in the event of,a break oqr^rring.
4 .fcVt ww I ' reifS^nStble duly authorised
by the 1 ?■!At th* requel^t ^B'auThorised officer tin.
license shall be jiroduced for inspection.
f) 'T his license may be cancelled bv the Director-General of Posts and 1 degraphs at any tima
either by speciiic notice in writing se nt by registered post t^the Licdtisee^at tbe^ddres^hown hereon,
6. <1 fess must be promptly communicated to the Issuing T'ostmaster and the
license returned in order that the necessary amendments may be made thereon. The location of the
station mav be altered temporarily at the discretion of the Licensee, but i; it is intended that the
station shall leave the .wiginal location for a period exceeding three months at anyone time. tfc«
Licensee must inform the issuing Postmaster and return this license for endorsement.
7 li it is desired to continue to maintain the station <ftter the date of expiry this license must be
renewed ud/uh fourteen days o Lthe dat e ofexp^pf thojicense. penalties are prescribed by
fthe Indian Telegraph Act/l 88oTn®vTqS^oNl^)fte^oIVstaD^ffi^ niaintaimng or working a
wireless station without a license, ^e posSsSyonioi\viiW'fc} iqipa^tp^wyhout a license is also an
offence under the Indian Wireless Telegraphy Act, 1933.
S. The Licensee or members of his household may use more than one receiving set at the licensed
address without additional licens e.
V (» This lie*■?*«% i•LtransweraTRi, but in the event of the decease of the Licence, it will be
r <JSd cd during tlSjspC^©to?SO)s currency as covering the use of wireless apparatus a»
’dress of the Imeffledstationby anymember of the deceased’s household.
10 . The Licen-ee shall not divulge or allow tot^divulgeiUiftany person ^pther than a duly
authorised officer of the Government of LidVior a ffigalri-ibunal) on ;na4»(i sftay ''ft what-
aoevu of auy message received by means signa% - other
program mesa fid messages transmitted lor geberal rece]^mi. V,
11. Notwithstundiirg anything contained in conditi^Kl> of tm^io|nse, the Licem or auy
rther person either on bell ill or by permission of the Lieen^j with uW cognisance of licensee
ahall not reproduce or publish in the press or disseminate by otPi#- similar means messages sent tor
geneui 1 reception by any station and received by means of the station.
12. This license does not authorise the Licensee to do any act which is (u) an infringement
cf any copyright which may exist in the matter received by the station, or (6) contrary to any rme
made by a competent authority regu.Riug musical or otuer performances or uoises in the area ua
which the wireless station is established.

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The file relates to the service of Major Tom Hickinbotham as 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. , Kuwait.

The papers consist of invoices, receipts, correspondence, telegrams, and personal letters, and cover the following topics: travel arrangements, expenses and allowances; cost of transporting personal effects; accommodation; provision of a guide to places of interest in Kuwait; the holding of a licence for a wireless/radio set, September to October 1941 and September 1942; leave; membership of the Magwa Club (for staff of the Kuwait Oil Company); invitations to events; invitations to dinner; medical fees; hiring of a cook; the whereabouts of a British officer; the ill-health of a friend in Kuwait; expressions of condolences; correspondence with banks; application for a military pass; Christmas and New Year messages; a complaint concerning a lack of co-operation from a member of the Kuwait Oil Company, December 1942; telegrams of congratulations; and invoices for books, clothes, wool, cloth, alcohol, cigarettes, tyres, automobile parts, ice, fruit, general provisions, and household goods.

The file includes correspondence in Arabic and printed invoices and letterheads in Arabic.

The last item of correspondence in the file is dated 20 October 1943. The overall date range is supplied by an entry in the notes at the rear of the file.

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1 file (420 folios)
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The papers are arranged in chronological order from the front to the rear of the file. Circled serial numbers (red for received correspondence; blue/black for issued correspondence) refer to entries in the notes at the rear of the file.

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Foliation: the foliation system in use commences at 1A on the front cover, and continues through to 394 on the back cover. The sequence appears written in pencil in the top right hand corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. page of each folio. Foliation anomalies: ff. 1A, 1B; ff. 2A, 2B; ff. 11, 11A, 11B; ff. 13, 13A, 13B; ff. 32, 32A, 32B, 32C; ff. 36, 36A; ff. 37, 37A, 37B, 37C; ff. 42, 42A, 42B, 42C, 42D, 42E, 42F, 42G; ff. 59A, 59B; ff. 84, 84A; ff. 86, 86A; ff. 95, 95A; ff. 127, 127A; ff. 131, 131A; 131B, 131C; ff. 149, 149A; ff. 247A, 247B: ff. 253, 253A; ff. 350, 350A; ff. 385, 385A. The following numbers do not appear in the sequence: 166-169. The following pagination ranges occur: 78-79, 95A-95B, 118-119, 306-307. The following folios need to be folded out to be read: ff. 95A, 130, 347. A second, short foliation numbered 113-120 runs between ff. 16-23.

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English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script
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