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PZ 7261/39 'Kabul Mail: inclusion in India Office bag of papers, etc, for members of Legation Staff, etc' [‎21r] (41/48)

The record is made up of 1 file (22 folios). It was created in 20 Nov 1939-10 Feb 1943. 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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Thank you for your personal tologmu Ho. 161 of
10th Jlove ^er. o are mlclxic xmta tor the
newspapers and periodicals you Mention to he sent to
the legation hy the weekly sea mil bag, tve imglne
thit the dela v ’ my have been due to oenso ^hip and
dislocation of jxsotal services* etc, owlax; to tlie
war, e mde enquiries to aee uiKther It would be
possible to send at any rate the iimm by air mil
but discovered that this would coot approximtely
a week, which Becoo r thcr too ouch to spend*
(Sd.) a. E. CEOMBI^
Lieutenant-Colonel dir
V/, h, x ; x^. st'jv^w.'y tier § y <•,. ,0, $ £ «d, ^
British Legation,
Kabul,
c/o Poet.motor,
roslviwxr, India,

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This file contains correspondence relating to the acquisition of 'certain periodicals' for the British Legation at Kabul for 'propaganda purposes' during the Second World War (1939-1945). The correspondence mainly details the dispute over which department should be liable for purchasing the periodicals. The earlier letters discuss procedures for ensuring the prompt arrival of the periodicals in Kabul to enable the British Legation to keep abreast of the latest news.

The main correspondents are HM Minister at Kabul, the Ministry of Information, the 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. , and the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs.

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1 file (22 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 24; 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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PZ 7261/39 'Kabul Mail: inclusion in India Office bag of papers, etc, for members of Legation Staff, etc' [‎21r] (41/48), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/12/316, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100037071491.0x00002a> [accessed 29 March 2024]

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