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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’ [90r] (179/190)
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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“ The Under-Secretary of State,"
Foreign Office,
_ London, S.W.J.
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London, S.W.J.,
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17th September, 19
Sir
I am directed by Mr. Secretary Eden to transmit
to you, to be laid before the Secretary of State for India,
the accompanying copy of a note by the Minister of State
on the proposed formation of an Arab Centre in the Middle
East in order to provide a body of young men with a
knowledge of Arabic and Arab countries and of the problems
which face His Majesty's Government in the Middle East.
It will be seen that Mr. Casey wishes to appoint as head
of the Centre Mr. Bertram Thomas, Director of the Public
Relations Bureau at Bahrein, whose first-hand knowledge of all
Arabic speaking countries makes him specially qualified
for the post. It is proposed that Mr. Thomas shall receive
the same salary as he does at Bahrein.
2. Mr. Eden shares Mr. Casey's view that there is at
the present time a great need for officers with the training
which this Centre would give them. He also considers that
it would be very much in British interests that there
should be an appreciable number of Arabic-speaking young
British officers who would be possible candidates for
post-war employment in Arab countries. The Chancellor
of the Exchequer has now agreed to these proposals in
principle, subject to the examination of details by the
Foreign Office and the Treasury, and Mr. Casey is most
anxious that Mr. Thomas should be released as soon as
possible in order that detailed plans for the execution of
this scheme may be worked out. In view of the importance
of the task which Mr. Thomas would undertake, and of his
exceptional qualifications for it, Mr. Eden very much
hopes that Mr. Amery will agree that Mr. Thomas may be
released to take up this appointment.
5./
The Under-Secretary of State,
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.
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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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- 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’
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- front, front-i, 2r:21v, 23r:94v, back-i, back
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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