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'File 6/6 Proposal to post a Special Service Officer in the Gulf; appointment of Air Liaison Officer' [44r] (87/140)
The record is made up of 1 file (68 folios). It was created in 24 Jul 1929-4 Sep 1946. 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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Political ;g«nto to iaoXudo thorn*
0 . ?Hio boin^ oo 2 Tonturo to ouggost that tho firot otop
tow^rdo e^llooting laforaotlon in tut dwlf from tho V**
Fir oo point of Tiow oiirht bo to ’eofob' too o«plo iofora^tioo
olnoody oToiloblo in tao wriocm offieloX oporto on tno
oobjoot. noro in tfcooo 3 oporto thoro ^oro gopo is itoao of
inf or mat! os of i tap or tanco to tho r oyol Air r or « e , or oftoro ouoti
itooio noodod bringing up.to-dato oo in Xorioior v a quootionnairo
cot or ing tftono point o could bo ctreuXatod by y#» through no to
the Political Agents, oho would tnon fill in tno blanto. "o
aooiot thow in thio work an <*ficor of your ft off oould bo
dotailod to siolt oaeh XolitleoX Agent in turn. Tno roeult
of tnooo combi sea labour o 9 (uksicn could bo roriood fr.no tbao
to tin# in a oirtilar wannor; t would bo an up-to-date and
ooetprenenoive epert which ohould - 1 tiaag no - bo moot useful
to the fiscal i ir T'cree against all orwntualit loo. ^ut for tale
purpose it hardly esc** aeee«e*ry to no to appoint a r diidtnt
Intolligonco Officer in tno ^ulf.
d* The other main duty of Sioh an Off ioor would proouaably
bo to urarn yeu of inpexiding trouble in a particular are* which
might affoot the fceyol Air force in any way. But the
Politic*'! Agent* are alroady in el cot touch with the affaire
of their Ageneieo, and if anything is browing warn mo by
telegram* whioh are ropoetod to you if th# s’oyfcl Air Toroe
are likely to bo involved. Personally S do not see therefor*
that the presence of an Intelligence ^ffieor would help in
this direct ion* Kovujg abm^t as presumably hs would do from
area to area 1 do not think that he could have his f ,ng*r on
the lt*sl p«&s« of ai^ particular district as closely as any
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This file contains correspondence pertaining to the possible appointment of a Special Service Officer. The papers detail the officer's responsibilities and also provide an overview of the political and administrative context in which the appointment was being sought by the various correspondents including the 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. in Kuwait, the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in Bahrain, and various British military and political authorities in Iraq. The papers include descriptions of desirable qualities for an officer in the field, including intelligence gathering skills and language abilities.
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- 1 file (68 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 70; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located at the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.
An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 2-68; these numbers are also written in pencil and circled, but are crossed through.
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- IOR/R/15/5/279
- Title
- 'File 6/6 Proposal to post a Special Service Officer in the Gulf; appointment of Air Liaison Officer'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:69v, 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