Coll 1/65 'Defence of Aden: general precautionary measures in view of Italo-Ethiopian situation; food supplies' [12r] (23/44)
The record is made up of 1 file (22 folios). It was created in 7 Oct 1935-11 Jul 1936. It was written in English. 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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The file contains correspondence between the Aden Chief Commissioner (Bernard Reilly) and the Government of India Foreign and Political Department, regarding arrangements to supply Aden with food during times of war. Reilly also requests that an additional Police Officer be posted at Aden during the emergency.
The file also contains telegraphic correspondence between the Admiralty and the Commanders-in-Chief of the East Indies and the Mediterranean, regarding precautions to be adopted against sabotage and attack at Aden, Port Sudan, Port Alexandria, Port Said, and at Suez.
The file includes a divider which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. This is placed at the end of the correspondence (folio 1).
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- 1 file (22 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in rough chronological order from the rear to the front of the file
- Physical characteristics
The foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 22; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.
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- IOR/L/PS/12/1503
- Title
- Coll 1/65 'Defence of Aden: general precautionary measures in view of Italo-Ethiopian situation; food supplies'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:21v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence