‘File 16/37 A II Anti Locust Measures’ [346r] (691/884)
The record is made up of 1 file (440 folios). It was created in 16 May 1943-24 Apr 1952. 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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Aircraft Proforma
APPENDIX
»» A N
LOCUST HEPORT
1 .
Date
2 .
Time (GMT)
3.
Position of sighting swarm
4.
Size of swarm, (approximate
length, breadth and depth)
5-
Direction of movement.
6 .
Direction of Flight. (May differ
from 5 owing to crosswinds)
7.
Height of swarm
8 .
Wind direction and strength
9.
Remarks
APPENDIX "B"
OFFICIALS TO m(M LOCUST PiEPORTS SHOULD BE SENT,
;j)EN
ASMARA
BAGHDAD
BASRA
MREIN
BUSHIRE
CAIRO
EL OEEID
FORT LAl^Y
JA8K'
KARACHI
KHARTOUM
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lOSIRAH
SALALA
SHARJAH
Agricualtural Officer^ Aiden.
Controller of .Agriculture, Asmara.
M.E.S.C. (L), Baghdad.
M.E.3.C. (L), Basra,
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.
, Bahrein.
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.
,
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
.
M.E.S.C.
Government Entomologist, Wad Medani, Khartoum.
L« Chef du Service de L’Agriculture, Fort Lamy,
Tehad.
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.
, Persian Gul^, Bushire.
Superintendent, Locust Sub-Station, McLeod Roa.d,
Karachi.
Government Entomologist, Wad Medani, ^Khartoum.
Department of A-griculture, Ibadan, Nigeria.
Political Officer, Sharjah.
Assistant
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.
, Salala.
Political Officer, Sharjah.
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Correspondence, reports and other papers relating to locust-control campaigns taking place on the Arabian peninsula and in southern Persia [Iran] between May 1943 and September 1944. The file is a direct chronological continuation of ‘File 16/37A-I Anti-Locust Measures’ (IOR/R/15/2/1544). The principal correspondents are: 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. at Bahrain (Edward Birkbeck Wakefield; Captain Michael Gray Dixon; Major Tom Hickinbotham); representatives of the Middle East Anti-Locust Unit (MEALU) including the Chief Locust Officer (Reginald Charles Maxwell-Darling; Leslie Desmond Edward Foster Vesey-Fitzgerald) and Administrative Officer (W H E Matthews); representatives of the Middle East Supply Centre (MESC) (Maxwell-Darling); and representatives of the Government of Bahrain (Charles Dalrymple Belgrave; George William Reginald Smith).
The correspondence covers:
- arrangements for the pay and expenses of men employed in the 1942/43 locust campaign;
- arrangements for the return of motor vehicles used in the 1942/43 locust campaign, and arrangements for repairs to and replacement of motor vehicles;
- arrangements, orders and instructions for the 1943/44 locust campaign, including arrangements for the provision of equipment, poison bait, medical supplies, transport and fuel, finances, Arabic interpreters, communications;
- MEALU reports on locust observations during the 1943/44 campaign.
The file contains papers dated April 1952 relating to the repatriation of three destitute pilgrims from Bahrain to Pakistan, which were presumably added to the file in error (ff 161-164).
- Extent and format
- 1 file (440 folios)
- Arrangement
The file’s contents are arranged in approximate chronological order, from the earliest item at the front to the latest at the end. The file notes at the end of the file (ff 404-441) mirror the chronological arrangement.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 442; 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. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 3-403; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
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- Title
- ‘File 16/37 A II Anti Locust Measures’
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:2v, 5r:14v, 17r:19v, 22r:22v, 24r:26v, 29r:29v, 34r:34v, 36r:39v, 42r:43v, 45r:50v, 52r:55v, 57r:58v, 64r:67v, 69r:70v, 73r:73v, 81r:83v, 85r:94v, 99r:102v, 105r:107v, 109r:109v, 112r:114v, 116r:118v, 120r:120v, 122r:123v, 125r:126v, 133r:137v, 139r:139v, 141r:142v, 147r:147v, 150r:151v, 153r:157v, 159r:160v, 164r:165v, 167r:171v, 173r:174v, 176r:178v, 180r:180v, 182r:182v, 184r:185v, 191r:194v, 196r:205v, 210r:212v, 215r:220v, 225r:241v, 245r:245v, 247r:247v, 249r:266v, 268r:277v, 279r:291v, 294r:294v, 296r:296v, 300r:308v, 310r:311v, 313r:313v, 315r:315v, 317r:317v, 319r:324v, 327r:327v, 329r:329v, 333r:333v, 336r:338v, 340r:340v, 345r:353v, 361r:361v, 363r:365v, 367r:367v, 369r:374v, 376r:381v, 383r:384v, 386r:390v, 398r:398v, 401r:441v, back-i, back
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