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'File [1/39 I] Major T Hickinbotham, OBE (Private File)' [42cr] (114/836)
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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thence south-eastwards along the civil district boun
dary to its junction with the Punjab boundary
(1001) ; thence northward and eastward along the
Punjab boundary where it meets the river Indus
(Mullawali) ; thence southward along the river
Indus, including Mari Indus, to the boundary between
Dera Ismail Khan and Dera Ghazi Khan civil districts
(Mungar) ; thence westward along this boundary
- to its junction with the Baluchistan and North-
West Frontier Province boundary (Chitarwata) ;
thence northward and westward along the inter-pro
vince boundary to its junction with the Indo-Afghan
„, v frontier 10 miles west of Gui Kach ; thence northward
^ along the Frontier to its junction with the tribal
boundary 12 miles west of Thai in Kurram. ”
3. The medal, with clasp, will also be granted to authorized
public and private followers and civilian personnel borne on the
strength of these same units and formations, and to police and other
civilian personnel who rendered full-time active service in connec
tion with the operations.
4. The medal and clasp will not be awarded in respect of visits
to the sphere of operations or of service of a temporary nature.
5. The regulations regarding the issue of the medal and clasp
to personnel of the Royal Air Force and Indian Forces will be issued
by the Under Secretary of State, Air Ministry, and the Government
of India, respectively.
6. Commanding officers of British units will prepare, on A. F. B.
95, nominal rolls in quadruplicate of those entitled to the medal and
clasp and submit them to the Under Secretary of State. The War
Office (A. G. 4-Medals), who will issue the awards as laid down in
King’s Regulations, 1935, paragraph 1018.
7. The names of officers and warrant officers will be entered in
order of rank, and those of non-commissioned officers and men in
alphabetical order,
mr ...
8. The names of individuals who have forfeited the medal will
be included in the rolls and the cause of forfeiture stated in the
column for remarks. The names of individuals who have become
non-effective by death, transfer, discharge or any other cause will
be similarly submitted.
255. Free supply of electricity for Armourers shops.
Approval is accorded to the free supply of electricity for the
lights authorised for Armourers shops.
2. Past transactions should not be disturbed. The re
covery of any charges outstanding on this account on the date of
issue of this Corrigendum also should not be enforced.
‘55323|JE. 4|D. 5.
F. A., M. F., u|o No. 3433-Q. B. of 1938.
144
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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.
- Extent and format
- 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.
- Physical characteristics
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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- Title
- 'File [1/39 I] Major T Hickinbotham, OBE (Private File)'
- Pages
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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