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Coll 15/4 'Internal Affairs: financial situation' [‎5r] (9/246)

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The record is made up of 1 file (121 folios). It was created in 6 Oct 1937-18 Oct 1944. 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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No. 300/40(4-2-1).
ROYAL CONSULATE OF EGY1
BOMBAY.
The Secretary
to the Government of India
in the External Affairs Department, New Delhi.
I have the honour to inform you that we have been
officially informed by our Home Authorities that Her
Majesty Queen Farida of Egypt has given birth to a
daughter on the 7th of April 1940, and that the Royal
Princess has been named Princess Fawzieh.
I avail myself of this opportunity to renew to you
the expression of my highest consideration.
Sir,
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your most obedient servant,
SdA Ahmed. Gab?,
Consul for Egypt.
ENCLOSURE IN INDIA
FOREIGN SECRETARY’S LETTER
/A I
• -2 25-
date RECEIVED

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The file comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, and a booklet relating to the financial situation of the Egyptian Government and the process of fiscal reform.

Included in the file is:

  • a copy (ff 20-90) of the booklet 'Projet de reforme du regime fiscal' published by the Egyptian Government, Ministry of Finance, Fiscal Commission
  • a letter (ff 104-110) from the Financial Secretary of the Sudan Government on the impact of a reduction in subsidy by the Egyptian Government

The file features the following principal correspondents: HM Ambassador to Egypt and the Sudan (Sir Miles Wedderburn Lampson); the Under-Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs; the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (Viscount Halifax); and the Financial Secretary, Sudan Government.

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 (121 folios)
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The papers are arranged in rough chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 123; 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. Pagination: the volume also contains an original printed pagination sequence between ff 20-97.

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English and French in Latin script
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