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PZ 5277/1939 'War - Offers of service in the event of -' [31r] (61/146)
The record is made up of 1 file (73 folios). It was created in 27 Aug 1939-5 Jul 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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11th 3eptember > 1941.
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lear ^avell,
I think I menti n u to ^ou the othe-r ^ th. t
/the f the v/eli kncv/n Hiiiaul , n climber, is very
anxio^^ to be nt.de use of in connection v;ith any military I’
mo mtai neerInr: that may be or anised in India.
Karlier in the va. r he Wt.s gazetted as a Staff
Captain 3* 3«0«S* at the .ar Office advi signing
e ulpment for Norway or . inland.
He is of course outstanding as a mountaineer ana
bcv 3 done a number of Himalayan ex editions so that he is
v/ell acquainted with the han ling of hcrpa ^oid other
Himalijyctn coilieo, and might be specially useful in training
a cor a of mountain scoits.
He htvs considerable experience of Germany and the
Germans and is also a very good lecturer aut very fine
photo, •ru .'her. ron: all these points of view he raight come
In usef il.
I see from the files th.t’u letter was sent to
Goroe about him in October *39 {P. «.619G/39) anu. tlv.t o roe
resiled on October 27th (-f5297 /a/39 ) to say that it might be
possible to employ him on the ailgit-Kashmir frontier and
h, d noted his name.
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The file contains correspondence relating to individuals offering their services, mainly to 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. or the Foreign Office, in the event of war, and for war work after the outbreak of the Second World War.
It largely consists of correspondence between 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 following:
- individuals applying for war work, including Bertram Thomas, Frank Symthe, Sir Evelyn Berkeley Howell, G W Carter, W R Ward, and C C L de Grenier
- the Foreign Office
- the Government of India, External Affairs Department
- the War Office.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (73 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate reverse chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 73; 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/12/300
- Title
- PZ 5277/1939 'War - Offers of service in the event of -'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:5v, 7r:13v, 15r:21v, 23r:24v, 26r:28v, 30r:31v, 34r:35v, 37r:51v, 53r:58v, 61r:65v, 67r:68v, 70r:71v, 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