Ext 2297/47 'Supply of intelligence summaries from India and Pakistan to Political Resident, Persian Gulf' [10r] (20/43)
The record is made up of 1 file (19 folios). It was created in 24 Oct 1947-3 Feb 1948. 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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IRS IAN GULF RESIDENCE
BAHRAIN.
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the 14th October, 1947
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We receive here from various sources Intelligence
Reports on all the Middle East countries but we learn little
or nothing of what is happening in India and Pakistan beyond
what we see in the papers and in the fortnightly political
appreciation issued by the Ministry of Information and Broad
casting, New Delhi. Presumably some kind of Intelligence
Reports are compiled about events in the two Dominions.
Would it be possible for you to arrange for this
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.
and
the Political Agencies to be supplied with copies ? We still
have many connections with India here and are responsible for
the welfare of many Indian subjects. It is, I think, important
that we should receive accurate information regarding the
Indian political situation. We ourselves send copies of the
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.
Monthly Letter and the
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
Fortnightly Summaries
to the United Kingdom High Commissioners in India and
Pakistani ^ ^ j l0/ ^
Whitehall
LONDON, S.W.l
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This file consists of letters, notes, memoranda and telegrams between officials of the Foreign Office, the Commonwealth Relations Office, the Secretary to the India Office’s Political Department, 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. , regarding the distribution of intelligence summaries from India and Pakistan written by Laurence Grafftey-Smith, UK High Commissioner in Pakistan, to 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. . The purpose of the reports is to describe the political situation in India and Pakistan.
The file also contains memoranda regarding political and general situation reports from the UK High Commissioners in India and Pakistan.
The file 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 file (19 folios)
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The file's contents 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 21, 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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- Ext 2297/47 'Supply of intelligence summaries from India and Pakistan to Political Resident, Persian Gulf'
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- front, front-i, 1ar, 2r:20v, back-i, back
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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