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'File [1/39 I] Major T Hickinbotham, OBE (Private File)' [231v] (505/836)
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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CONDITIONS.
1 The Company or any Telegraph Company or Government Telegraph Administration by
whom this telegram is or would in the ordinary course of the telegraphic service be forwarded,
may decline to forward such telegram although it has been received for that purpose; but in such
case the amount paid for the transmission will be refunded to the sender at his request.
2. Neither the Company nor any Telegraph Company, or Government Telegraph Adminis
tration, by whom this telegram is or would in the ordinary course of the telegraphic service
be forwarded, nor any of their respective officers or servants shall be liable to make compensation
for any loss, injury or damage arising or resulting from non-transmission or non-delivery of the
telegram, or delay or error or omission in the transmission or delivery thereof, through whatever
cause such non-transmission, non-delivery, delay, error, or omission shall have occurred even though
occasioned by the neglect or default of such Company or Administration or any officer or servant
in then employ.
3. This telegram shall be forwarded in accordance with the provisions of the International
Telegraph Regulations and the provisions of such Regulations shall be deemed to be binding between
the sender and this or any Telegraph Company or Government Telegraph Administration by whom
this telegram is or would in the ordinary course of the telegraphic service be forwarded.
4. The above mentioned conditions also apply to telegrams tendered to or delivered by the
Company by telephone, over a private line, or by any other means whatsoever.
NOTE.—If numbers written in figures, commercial marks or abbreviated expressions are used in
the text of reduced rate plain language telegrams, the number of such words or groups,
reckoned in accordance with the rules for charging, must not exceed one third of the number
of chargeable words in the text, including the signature.
Reduced rate plain language telegrams are subject to special Regulations regarding delay in
transmission and delivery. Full information respecting deferred and letter telegrams may be
obtained at any of the Company’s Offices. As these telegrams are subject to special arrangements
they cannot be accepted for all destinations.
LC = Deferred telegram.
DLT — Daily Letter telegram.
NLT = Night Letter telegram.
ELT = European Letter telegram.
GLT — British Empire Social telegram.
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- Content
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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- IOR/R/15/2/1030
- Title
- 'File [1/39 I] Major T Hickinbotham, OBE (Private File)'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 1br:1bv, 2ar:2bv, 3r:6v, 8r:9v, 11r:13v, 13ar:13bv, 14r:29v, 31r, 32r:32v, 32ar:32av, 32cr:32cv, 33r:36v, 36ar:36av, 38r:42v, 42ar:42gv, 43r:44v, 45v:54v, 57r:58v, 59ar:59bv, 60r:68v, 75r:78r, 80r:84v, 84ar:84av, 92r:92v, 97r:102v, 103v:105v, 110r:110v, 111v:114v, 115v:118v, 120r:120v, 121v, 123r:123v, 128r, 131ar:131cv, 132r:135v, 137r:138v, 142r:142v, 150r:150v, 153r:155v, 157r:159v, 162r:162v, 165r:165v, 171r:171v, 172v:174v, 175v, 178r:179v, 181r:190v, 192r:194v, 196r:196v, 198r:200v, 201v:202v, 205v, 207v, 209r:211v, 213r:214v, 215v:218v, 219v, 220v, 221v:222v, 225r:226v, 227v, 231v, 233v:234v, 235v:236v, 237v, 238v:241v, 245r:246v, 247av:247bv, 249r:249v, 252r:253v, 253av, 254r:255v, 257r:257v, 259r:261v, 263r:265v, 266v:269v, 272r:273v, 274v, 276r:276v, 277v, 278v:279r, 280v:282v, 287v:288v, 289v:290v, 291v:293v, 294v:295v, 296v:297v, 298v:301v, 303r:303v, 304v, 308r:309v, 310v, 312r:313v, 314v:315v, 316v:317v, 318v:321v, 322v, 323ar:323av, 325r:327v, 328v:329v, 331r:332v, 333v:334v, 337r:338v, 339v:342v, 344r:345v, 347v:348v, 350r:350v, 350ar:350av, 351r:351v, 352v:356v, 359r:363v, 371r:371v, 374r:375v, 380v:381v, 382v, 383v:385v, 385ar:385av, 386r:393v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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