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'File [1/39 I] Major T Hickinbotham, OBE (Private File)' [‎114r] (273/836)

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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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TO PREVENT MISTAKES ATTENTION IS CALLED TO THE IMPORTANCE OF LEGIBLE WRITING,
Aug.'mo. Form for Reduced Rate Plain Language Telegram.
6/-85B
CABLE AND WIRELESS LIMITED.
(INCORPORATED IN ENGLAND.)
Charge.
OFFICE STAMP AND DATE.
Clerk’s Name, No. and Circuit and
Time forwarded.
No.
Official *
Instructions
Wia, SmiietdalZ
No.
Words
Time
Instructions
to be
Signalled.
NOTICE—This Teletram cannot be accepted unlese the Declaration at the toot of the TelegramJj^gwrfggtlj Riled in and signed by the Sender.
The indication LC, DLT, NLT, ELT or GLT must be inserted between the dqjfot^Jrfphens before the address of this Telegram,
“which indication is charged for as one word.
TO
= HICIvIHBOTHxsM MtfPOLE EOAI) C0LCH1SXER
HUGH .AT KARACHI is well and probably be there some .time
POLITICAL AGENCY An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , KUWAIT.
(Persian C - if)
I hereby declare that the text of the above Telegram is entirely in plain language (the language used being* ). that it
is written in accordance with the general usage of the language, and that it does not bear any meaning other than that which appears on the face of it.
I request that the Telegram may be forwarded on the faith of the foregoing declaration and subject to the conditions printed on the bach hereof by
which I agree to be bound.
Signature of Sender Telephone No
Address —
(Not to be telegraphed)
* State here the language used.
[P.T.O.

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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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