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File 160/1916 Pt 3 'German War: Persia; Sir P Sykes' mission. Officers for South Persia Military Police; South Persia Rifles' [‎77r] (158/374)

The record is made up of 1 volume (181 folios). It was created in 1916-1920. 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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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. ,
WHITEHALL 3.W.I.,
1 The Under Secretary of State,
Foreign Office,
AS'^October, 1917.
Sir,
With reference to the
correspondence ending with your
letter Ho.181995/34/W, dated the
25th September, 1917, I am directed
by,the Secretary of State for India
in Council^ to state for the
information of the Secretary of State
for Foreign Affairs that a telegram
has now been received from the
Government of India recommending, in
supersession of the proposal concurred
in by the Lords Commissioners of the
Treasury, (vide your letter cited)
that Dr. Woollatt should be appointed
Senior Medical Officer of the Fars
Brigade of the South Persia Rifles,
with th^temporary rank of Major, I.M.S
on a salary of Rs. 800/- per mensem,
being the pay prescribed by the Indian
Army Regulations for a Major in the
I.M.S. in permanent medical charge of
a regiment. In addition Dr. Woollatt
would receive Rs. 200/'“ per mensem for
medical charge of the employes of the
Indo-European Telegraph Department,
and Rs. 100/- per mensem for medical
charge of Government servants at the
Shiraz Consulate. The Government erf
India represent that the matter is

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The volume comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, and notes, relating to the transfer of various individuals from military units in India to positions in the South Persia Rifles, and associated issues of grading and pay. The discussions concern the conditions for medical officers and administrative staff as well as military officers.

The principal correspondents in the volume are: the Viceroy; the War Office; and the Secretary of State for India (Edwin Samuel Montagu).

The volume includes a divider which gives the subject number, the year the subject file was opened, the subject heading, and a list of correspondence references by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.

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1 volume (181 folios)
Arrangement

The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume. The Subject 160 (Sir P Sykes Mission) consists of two volumes, IOR/L/PS/10/579-580, with parts 1 and 2 comprising one volume, and part 3 comprising the second volume.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 183; 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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File 160/1916 Pt 3 'German War: Persia; Sir P Sykes' mission. Officers for South Persia Military Police; South Persia Rifles' [‎77r] (158/374), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/10/580, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100056144351.0x00009f> [accessed 23 April 2024]

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