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‘File No. 16/83 Miscellaneous. Lists of officers serving at the American Embassy, Jidda, Saudi Arabia and other Posts and General correspondence.’ [‎12r] (23/26)

The record is made up of 1 file (11 folios). It was created in 20 Jul 1949-5 Oct 1950. 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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Lists, sent by the United States Consulate at Dhahran to 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 the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , detailing officers serving at the following United States’ embassies and consular offices in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. region: the US Embassy in Jidda [Jedda] (f 2); the US Consulate in Basra (f 3, f 8); and the US Consulate at Dhahran (ff 7-10). The file also contains a letter from the US Consul at Dhahran (Parker Thompson Hart), dated 24 August 1949, informing the Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. of the appointment of a new Commander to the US Middle East Force (f 5).

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1 file (11 folios)
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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 (f 12) mirror the chronological arrangement.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 13; 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.

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‘File No. 16/83 Miscellaneous. Lists of officers serving at the American Embassy, Jidda, Saudi Arabia and other Posts and General correspondence.’ [‎12r] (23/26), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/2/1591, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100038320333.0x000018> [accessed 28 March 2024]

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