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PZ 1070/40(1) ‘Transmission of F.O. secret packets to & from Consulates etc., abroad’ [‎346r] (691/915)

The record is made up of 1 file (455 folios). It was created in 16 Jan 1931-23 Jul 1941. 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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Copy of lotter Ho. S. 76/8059-A. f dated Bombay
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Castle^28th June 1935 f from the Deputy Secretary to the
GoYernment of Bombay» Political and Reforms Department,
to the Foreign Secretary to the GoYernment of India,
Foreign and Political Department.
Tranamisalon of secret
documents to Muscat and
Kuwait.
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I am directed by the Governor in Council to
acknowledge the receipt of Mr. Hill* s letter Mo.I*.64-1/35,
dated the 19th June 1935, and of the two packets which
accompanied it, and to state that the packets are being
forwarded to 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. , Kuwait and Hie
Majesty's Consulate, Muscat.
2. A further report will be made to you in due
course*

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The file contains correspondence relating to the regular dispatch overseas of Foreign Office secret and confidential documents in sealed packets, by arrangement with 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. in London. These are sent by sea mail to India, for onward transmission to the following Consular and Political Officers in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. at Bahrain, Kuwait and Muscat; Pondicherry in French India; Kabul, Kandahar, Jalabad [Jaalalabad] in Afghanistan; Panjim and Marmagao in Portuguese India; Kashgar and Tengyueh [Tengchong] in China; Katmandu [Kathmandu]; and Seistan [Sistan] in Iran.

The file does not contain the Foreign Office documents included in dispatches, only the covering letters that accompany them on their journey. These are largely from the Under-Secretary of State for India, London, to the Secretary to the Government of India in the External Affairs Department, New Delhi, who is asked to confirm safe receipt and onward transmission to the addressees.

The file includes five dividers, which give a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. These are placed at the back of the correspondence.

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1 file (455 folios)
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The papers are arranged in 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 inside front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 457; 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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PZ 1070/40(1) ‘Transmission of F.O. secret packets to & from Consulates etc., abroad’ [‎346r] (691/915), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/12/338, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100061957676.0x00005e> [accessed 2 May 2024]

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