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PZ 1070/40(2) ‘Transmission of F.O. secret packets to & from Consulates etc. abroad’ [‎20r] (40/835)

The record is made up of 1 file (415 folios). It was created in 26 Apr 1941-1 Jan 1946. 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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BY PAST AIR MAIL
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The Secretary,
External Affairs Department.
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At the request of the Foreign Office, I enclose here-
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for the favour of onward transmission "by safe opportunity.
It is requested that every precaution may be taken to
ensure the safe delivery of the packet,
, I am to request that the receipt of this letter may b
acknowledged.
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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 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 [Jalalabad] in Afghanistan; Panjim, Marmagao and Nova Goa in Portuguese India; Kashgar in China; and Katmandu [Kathmandu].

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 also contains numerous Foreign Office circulars issued to consular officers between 1943 and 1945. These include extracts from Parliamentary debates in 1943 about Foreign Service reform, and reports of Anglo-American discussions in Washington in 1943, by the British delegate and economist John Maynard Keynes, regarding the proposal for an International Monetary Fund.

The file includes four 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 (415 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 front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 417, 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(2) ‘Transmission of F.O. secret packets to & from Consulates etc. abroad’ [‎20r] (40/835), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/12/339, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100076114647.0x000029> [accessed 28 March 2024]

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