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Ext 5050/43 ‘Formation of an Arab Centre in the Middle East for providing selected British officers with knowledge of Arabic, Arab countries and Middle East problems’ [‎78r] (155/190)

The record is made up of 1 file (93 folios). It was created in 17 Sep 1943-5 Jan 1948. 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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OUTWARD TELEGRAM
TThi* Document is the Property of His Britannic Majesty’s Government,, and should be
FROfti FOREIGN OFFICE TO MINISTER OF STATE CAIRO
No. 5057
30th September 1943. D. 7.40 p.m. 30th September 1943.
Following for Rucher from Armstrong.
Your telegram No. 207fL [Appointment of Bertram Thomas
as Head of Arab CentreT
Ministry of Information and 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. now agree to
release of Bertram Thomas. Treasury approve salary for him of
£1600 p.a. free of income tax but regard this as a personal
salary subject to review when the post again becomes vacant.
Salary of £720 p.a. for bursar also approved.
earlv start with the Centre. I agree it may be useful
iu'V ^ ^ lomas P a Y a short visit to England at a convenient
'moment as suggested in your telegram No. 2011.
kept under Lock and Key.]
[CYPHER]
DEPARTMENTAL No*l
J
222 222 222
I hope^above information will enable you to make an
—^Copies peat to iir. Annstrong]
4- OCT 1 943

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The file contains papers regarding the establishment of the Middle East Centre of Arabic Studies at Jerusalem and the appointment of Bertram Sidney Thomas as its first director; the purpose of the Centre was to provide training in Arabic and the ‘Arab Countries’ to British personnel for wartime and post-war administrative, diplomatic, and military demands in the Middle East. It also contains information on the Centre's early syllabus, some details of its students, and discussion related to desirability of recruiting its graduates to the Indian Political Service The branch of the British Government of India with responsibility for managing political relations between British-ruled India and its surrounding states, and by extension the Gulf, during the period 1937-47. for service in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .

For information related to the syllabus see f 25, ff 32-42, and ff 55-71.

For information related to the students see ff 26-27, ff 29-30, and ff 72-75.

The main correspondents are as follows: the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. 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. (Sir Geoffrey Prior), officials of 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. (Roland Tennyson Peel and Francis Anthony Kitchener Harrison), and representatives of the Government of India.

The file includes a divider which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.

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1 file (93 folios)
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 95; 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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