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Coll 29/114(2) 'Supply of motor vehicles for use of Political Officers' [‎28r] (55/250)

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The record is made up of 1 file (103 folios). It was created in 12 Nov 1941-12 Dec 1947. 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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BY AIR MAIL.
No!. F.193-A/45.
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The Secretary to the Government of India
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The Under Secretary of State for India,
External Department, 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. , London.
Dated New Delhi 3, the ffltlv' December 1946*
Subject:- Purchase of a new vehicle for political
Officer, Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. .
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Sir,
With reference to the correspondence ending tlth
^ Foreign Telegram to Britian, Bushire, No 0 241-A/C/45, dated
the 14th November r945_£Co]cfes forv/arded with Secretary
External Affairs Department, weekly letter No. 70(A)M,
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J dated the 20th November 19451 and enclosed copies of the
1. Express letter front the Politi?al Resident I correspondence noted in
in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. No. 2724-30/6, dated 1
the 30th July 1946. » 1 margin, I am directed to
2. Telegram from 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. in the a
Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. No. A/1209, dated the 25th
November 1946.
^ say that sanction to the
^ purhcase of a new vahicle
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for the Political Officer, Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. , was accorded in
anticipation of His Majesty*s Government’s approval in view
of the urgency reported in para. 3 of Bushire express letter
No.4148-30/6, dated the 14th October 1945, and because no
extra expenditure was expected to be involved. I am to
request the approval of His Majesty’s Government to the
purchase of the new car.
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your most obedient servant,
V
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for Secretary to the Governnent of India
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The file concerns the supply of cars for use of consular officers in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. and their maintenance.

The file contains correspondence between the 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. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. at Bahrain, the Foreign Office, 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. , the British Embassy at Tehran, the Government of India, the British Consul for Khorasan at Meshed, the War Office, the Commonwealth Relations Office, the Ministry of War Transports, the Treasury, the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders, Armstrong Siddeley Motors, Rootes, Jaguar Cars, Daimler Co, and Austin Motor Company.

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1 file (103 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.

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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 105; 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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