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Coll 29/108 'Tours of Political Agent, Kuwait' [‎4r] (7/38)

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The record is made up of 1 file (17 folios). It was created in 31 Sep 1942-24 Oct 1942. 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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Ho .795-3 of 1943. 0
British Rtaidenoy & Consulate-G«n«ral #
Bushirs, ithi 31 st July,1S42.
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Sir,
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With refarcnoe to oorreapondtnee snding with your
tele gran of the 17 th May 194 a I have the honour to forward
herewith a eopy of an intereatnote ty Major Hioklnhothaa
on hie viait to Riyadh which took place in the latter half
of last May* X am very grateful to you for facilitating
this visit and I am sure Major Hiokinhotham will find the
experience gained from it of great use to him in future
in the Gulf, X am also most grateful th His Majesty King
I bn Saud for so kindly receiving and entertaining Major
Hlokinbotham in his capital,
2, X am sending copies of this letter and its enclosure
to the Government of India and His Majesty's Secretary
of State for India,
X have the honour to be,
^ Sir,
Your most obedient servant,
sd. tf.R.HAY.
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 GuJf^„
His Majesty's Minister,
British Legation,
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H0.796-S of 1942.
British Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. & Goneu late-General,
Bushire, the 3ist July 1942,
Gopy, with copy of enclosure, fox warded, with;tr^ - r
compliments, toi- —^—7
!• The Secretary to the Government of India,
External a*ffairs -Department, New Delhi»
2. His Majesty's Secretary of State for India,
Loudon, v/
with reference to Government of India Express Letter ~
N 0 . 4179 -H /42 of the 22nd June 194 2 (to leOnly),
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The file contains a report of a visit of Tom Hickinbotham, Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. at Kuwait, to Riyadh, occurred between 24 and 27 May 1942. The report is forwarded by the Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. at Bushire to the Secretary of State for India.

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1 file (17 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 19; 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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