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PZ 1071/1940 ''Forminka' and 'Katodon' telegrams: last number for each year' [‎22r] (44/75)

The record is made up of 1 file (35 folios). It was created in 16 Jan 1931-9 Jan 1947. 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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This file contains papers which record the numbers of the last coded telegrams sent each year between 1931 and 1947. These details are captured on draft papers and official telegrams sent between HM Minister at Kabul and the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. The coded telegrams from the Foreign Office to Kabul are referred to as 'Forminka' telegrams (a name derived from a combination of letters from the words 'Foreign', 'Minister', and 'Kabul'), whereas those sent from Kabul to London are referred to as 'Katodon' telegrams (a name created using letters from the words 'Kabul' 'to' and 'London').

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1 file (35 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description 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.

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PZ 1071/1940 ''Forminka' and 'Katodon' telegrams: last number for each year' [‎22r] (44/75), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/12/340, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100036337851.0x00002d> [accessed 6 November 2024]

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