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The record is made up of 1 file (18 folios). It was created in 15 Jul 1939-09 Aug 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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I
Secret
Notes on methods of the interception of
correspondence in the post.
1. Successful interception worJc depends on (l) secrecy,
(^) speed and (3) manual dexterity# To assure success,
censorship officers should be selected for intelligence,
skill and discretion.
a. As a general rule, the police are only required to act
in co-operation with the postal authorities in two kinds of
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interception • (a) general interception and confiscation at
selected post offices of articles prohibited from entry into
India under the Sea Customs Act (Section 2b P.O. Act) and (b)
interception of postal articles not including money orders,
with the specilie sanction of the Local Government. (Sec.26,
P.O. Act).
5. In respect of interceptions under Uec. 2t> of the Post
Off ice Act, rule 221 of the current Indian Post Office rules
requires postmasters to forward all such intercepted matter
which is reasonably believed to fall within the scope of Sec.19
of the Sea Customs Act, to the Director, Intelligence Bureau,
out ordinarily, the most appropriate channel for these commun
ications is through the local special Branch or C.I.D. as that
office is generally in a postion at once to determine whether any
intercepted article has been correctly withheld. In addition to
this the local Special Branches or C.I.D.'s and their officers
are the most suitable advisers to Postmasters as to what postal
articles the postal officials may reasonably believe to contain
prohibited matter. In all cases of doubt as to whether certain
imported foreign literature has been correctly withheld u/s 26
of /
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This file contains two correspondence from T C Fowle, Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. at Bushire, to Hugh Weightman, 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. at Bahrain. The first letter (f. 1), which is copied to the Political Agencies in Kuwait and Muscat, is marked 'Secret: To be kept in the personal possession of 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. ' and encloses: 'Notes on interception of correspondence in the post' (ff. 2-8); '(Specimen of) Interception form to accompany copies of Intercepted correspondence' (f. 9); further notes on interception (ff. 10-11); and an extract from Circular Memorandum No. 4, dated March 16 1936, 'A Guide to Censorship Work for Police Officers'.
The second letter (f. 15), dated 17 August 1939, concerns the appointment of three Upper Division Clerks for censorship work in Kuwait, Bahrain and Muscat in the event of the outbreak of the Second World War.
The file also includes file notes with the final entry dated 9 August 1946, detailing the circumstances of filing these correspondence.
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- 1 file (18 folios)
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The file is arranged approximately chronologically. There are file notes at the end of the file.
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Foliation: The foliation sequence runs from the first page of following the front cover to the back cover and appears in the top right hand of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of the page. An original foliation sequence in red ink appears throughout, but has been corrected with pencil as folio 4 was skipped.
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- IOR/R/15/2/191
- Title
- 'Censor Clerk'
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- front, front-i, 1r:16v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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