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'File 4/5 Instructions regarding flying of flags, half masting flags etc' [5v] (10/46)
The record is made up of 1 file (21 folios). It was created in 9 Apr 1904-16 Jun 1925. 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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The flag should always be flown during the stay in
port of one of His Majesty’s ships.
On the occasion of local official celebrations local
usages in the matter should be observed, it being as a general
rule desirable that the flag should be flown on all occasions
when the observance of the ceremony would be regarded as
complimentary to the Government of the country, or when its
omission might be calculated to give offence,
On the accession, or death, of a foreign Sovereign, or
on the occasion of the birth, vttarriage, or deaths of a member
of a Royal Family locally represented by a Consular Officer,
the flag should be flown at the mast-head, or at half-mast,
according to circumstances ,
These instructions are supplementary to, but do not
supersede, those contained in the General Instructions to
Consular Officers*
I am,
Sir,
1 • \
Your most obedient,
humble Servant,
W. LANGLEY.
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The file contains Foreign Office circulars, correspondence from the Government of India and 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. , and notes by the 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. , Muscat concerning the pattern of flag to be flown by consular officials on official duties, and over consular offices, both generally, and on special occasions.
There are no papers dated 1916-20.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (21 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 23; 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. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 2-16; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
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- English in Latin script View the complete information for this record
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- IOR/R/15/6/130
- Title
- 'File 4/5 Instructions regarding flying of flags, half masting flags etc'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:22v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence