‘File 28/17-D Action to be taken in the event of entry into war of Bulgaria’

IOR/R/15/2/708

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The record is made up of 1 file (4 folios). It was created in 2 Jan 1941-29 Oct 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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Content: The file comprises: a piece Government of India correspondence, dated 29 December 1940, containing instructions to be followed by Government officials in the event of Bulgaria’s entry into the Second World War. The instructions state that Bulgarian vessels, or vessels carrying cargo consigned to or originating from Bulgaria, should be detained in port (f 4). Also included in the file is an extract from the Gazette of India, dated 9 October 1947, containing notification that the state of war between India and Italy ceased to exist on 15 September 1947, and that the state of war between India and Hungary, Roumania [Romania], Bulgaria and Finland, ceased to exist on 19 September 1947 (f 5).
Extent and format: 1 file (4 folios)
Arrangement: The file’s contents are arranged in approximate chronological order, from the earliest item at the front to the latest at the end. The file notes at the end of the file (f 6) mirror the chronological arrangement.
Physical characteristics: Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the back cover with 8; 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 also present in parallel between ff 3-5; these numbers are also 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.
Written in: English in Latin script
Type: Archival file

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Original held at: 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.
Access conditions: Unrestricted
Archive reference: IOR/R/15/2/708
Former external reference(s): Confidential Files: 28/17 D
Date(s): 2 Jan 1941-29 Oct 1947 (CE, Gregorian)

Subjects: Second World War (1939-1945)Shipping

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Reference: IOR/R/15/2/708
Title: ‘File 28/17-D Action to be taken in the event of entry into war of Bulgaria’
Pages: front, front-i, 2r:7v, back-i, back
Author: East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
Usage terms: Open Government Licence