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PZ 2246/1932 'Communications between London and the Middle East' [‎4v] (8/76)

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The record is made up of 1 file (38 folios). It was created in 21 Apr 1932-26 Jul 1934. It was written in English and French. 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 file contains papers relating to communications between London and the Middle East. It mainly consists of copies of correspondence sent 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. from the Foreign Office. This largely consists of copies of correspondence between the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and the British Consulate, Aleppo, regarding the railway service, and improved mail service, between London and Aleppo and other places by the Simplon Orient Express and the Taurus Express.

It also includes:

  • copies of correspondence between HM Representative, Tehran, and the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, concerning the establishment of a through service to Europe via Nisibin and Istanbul, by the International Sleeping Car Company, Cairo
  • a copy of a letter from the General Post Office to the Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, regarding the mail service to Syria, Iraq and Persia [Iran] by Simplon Orient Express and Taurus Express
  • and a copy of a letter from HM Acting Consul-General, Beirut, to the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, regarding the delay in the mail service from England to Syria

The correspondence includes enclosures in French (folios 12-14 and 32-37).

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1 file (38 folios)
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The papers are arranged in reverse chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 38; these numbers are written in pencil, 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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English and French in Latin script
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PZ 2246/1932 'Communications between London and the Middle East' [‎4v] (8/76), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/12/51, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100045848640.0x000009> [accessed 28 March 2024]

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