Memoir of the Career of Thomas Edward Rogers

Mss Eur F226/26

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The record is made up of 1 file (59 folios). It was created in Mid 20th century. 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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The file consists of a memoir written by Thomas Edward Rogers. The memoir covers his background, education and career. He also records his reasons for joining the Indian Political Service The branch of the British Government of India with responsibility for managing political relations between British-ruled India and its surrounding states, and by extension the Gulf, during the period 1937-47. . The memoir relates his career in India and in the Foreign Service in Bengal, Persia [Iran] and the Gulf, Quetta (including experiences of post-Independence unrest), and as Deputy Secretary in the Pakistan Cabinet Secretariat. It also relates his career with the Foreign Office in Spain, Yugoslavia, Argentina, Canada, and Colombia.

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1 file (59 folios)
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 59; 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. The file also contains an original foliation sequence.

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English in Latin script
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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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Mss Eur F226/26

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Mid 20th century (CE, Gregorian)
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Memoirs
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Thomas Edward Rogers

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