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'File [1/39 I] Major T Hickinbotham, OBE (Private File)' [42ar] (110/836)
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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251. Married Establishments.
[Reference Rule 253, Regulations for the Army in India, item
(vi).l
The twenty-seven per cent, married establishment authorised for
the Headquarters, Queen Victoria’s Own Madras Sappers and Miners,
applies also to all units at Headquarters, including reinforcements
and recruits.
Ro. B.-50688 (A. Gr. 4)|D. 1.
F. A., M. F., Dy. No. 4835-P. A. of 1938.
252. Furlough and leave—Officers.
[Reference Rule 66 (ii) (c), Military Leave Rules, India, as modi
fied by A. I. (I.) No. 133 of 1938.] .
When an officer of the British Service, who was sent out to India
t^issume an appointment or command of limited tenure, is re
posted to the Imperial establishment before completion of tenure
and takes privilege leave at the time of re-posting, such privilege
leave will not, for the particular purpose of the appointment of a
successor in the Indian appointment or command, be regarded as
subject to interruption by the standardized voyage period.
o
(To have effect from the 1st September 1937.)
A. G.’s Br. Case No. B.|48958|A. G. XI|D. 1.
F. A., M. F., Dy. No. 3938-P. A. of 1938.
253. Medals.
Army Order No. 167 current is reproduced below :—
“ Special Army Order.
3rd August 1938.
167. India General Service Medal. —His Majesty the King has
been graciously pleased to approve of a new medal being struck to
commemorate military operations in or on the frontier of India,
to take the place of the medal instituted under Armv Order 1 of
1909.
2. This medal will be known as the “ India General Service
Imdal, 1936 ” and will have a distinctive ribbon (khaki centre,
ilShked on each side by a narrow red stripe and edged with broader
green stripes).”
(B.-36798|A. G. 9|D. 1.)
254. Grant of the India General Service Medal, 1936, with
clasp “
North-West Frontier
Region of British India bordering Afghanistan.
, 1936-37 ” for the operations on the
North-West Frontier
Region of British India bordering Afghanistan.
during 1936-37.
Reference Special Army Order No. 168 of 1938, which is
reproduced as an annexure to this Instruction.
As some time will elapse before the medal and clasp can be
issued, the ribbon of the medal may be worn by all personnel who
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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)
- Arrangement
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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