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Coll 17/32 'Iraq. Visits of Iraqi nationals to India to study various works.' [20r] (39/74)
The record is made up of 1 file (33 folios). It was created in 9 Dec 1938-20 Feb 1940. 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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Patron: H.M. THE KING
VICE-CHAIRMEN
The Rc. Hon. The Earl of Derby
K.G., G.C.B., G.C.V.O.
The Rt. Hon. Lord Riverdale of Sheffield
K.B.E., LL.D.
PRESIDENT
The Rt. Hon. Lord Tyrrell of Avon
G.C.B.,
G.C.M.G.
[Knight] Grand Cross of [the Order of] St Michael and St George (accolade).
, K.C.V.O.
3 HANOVER STREET^
LONDON, W.i
Telephone: MAYfair 8484
Telegrams: “Britcoun, London”
CHAIRMAN
HON. TREASURER
Sir John Power, Bt., M.P.
Ref: IRAQ/22/4
The Rt. Hon Lord Lloyd of Dolobran ^
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SECRETARY-GENERAL
Lieut-Colonel Charles Bridge,
C.M.G., D.S.O., M.C.
21st October, 1939*
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Dear Sir,
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Thank yoiT'T(5T ,, *7TTar~l^tter PZ 6207/59 ot the
18th October enclosing a copy of a letter from the
Governor of India in which he promises to offer fac
ilities for the visit of an Iraqi irrigation engineer
to India. I have written to the tefct Embassy in order
to receive more precise information as to the date on
which the visit is to start, since at the moment the
only information which I have is that which I sent to
you, namely that the engineer in question will not be
free at any rate until the new year.
As soon as I receive this information I will
let you know and in the meantime please accept my
gratitude for the trouble you have taken in this matter.
Yours truly,
?
G. E. Crombie, Esq.,
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,
S.W.l.
RECd. POL. DCPf/f
23 OCT 1939
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INDIA nFPir.e 1
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The file contains papers relating to the proposed visit of an Iraqi irrigation engineer to India, to see some of the major irrigation works which had been constructed there, and the areas which had been brought under cultivation and colonised through the irrigation works.
The papers mostly consist of correspondence between 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. (J P Gibson, Roland Tennyson Peel, and others) and the following: the Foreign Office, the External Affairs Department of the Government of India (Sir Herbert Aubrey Francis Metcalfe, O K Caroe, and others), and the British Council.
The file includes a divider, which gives lists of correspondence references contained in the file by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (33 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 37; 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 2-36; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
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- Coll 17/32 'Iraq. Visits of Iraqi nationals to India to study various works.'
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- 4r:5v, 16r:16v, 18r:18v, 20r:20v, 25r:25v
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- British Council
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