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'Cyphers and Secret Documents: Safe Custody Reports and Handing Over Certificates for Secret Documents' [‎252v] (511/523)

The record is made up of 1 file (260 folios). It was created in 30 Dec 1936-24 Sep 1946. It was written in English and Arabic. 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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F. 0.Circular letter No, L. 1338/1888/402. dgited9/8/42. I 65»
Certificate of safe custody on 30/9/42 of 'Field Notes on
Sa:udi Arabia - 1935 placed below for signature. '^he book is in
P.A's office.
ltd. H.H.L,
6/10/42
ltd. IS.B.W. j
5/10/42.
Issued certificate No. C/1506 dated 6/10/42 to A .O.G., Iraq. 6(5.
Safe custody certificate in respect of Rield Notes on Saudi
Arabia - 1936 (^opy No. 184) is placed below for signature. x he
Book is in P.A's office.
ltd. N. P. Gr,
8/1/43.
ltd. E.3.W.
9/1/43.
Issued certificate No.C/39 dated 10/1/43 to A.O.C., Iraq. ; 67.
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Safe custody certificate in respect of Hield Notes on Saudi i
nrabia 1935 (Copy No, 134) is put up for signature. the book
is in P.A's office.
ltd. K.V.R.
4/4/43.
ltd. E.3.;/.
4/4/43.
Issued certificate No. G/458 dated 3/4/43 to A..0.G., Iraq. '68.
Safe custody certificate in respect of Field Notes on Saudi '
Arabia -1935 (^opy No. 184) is put up for signature. The book is in
PA's office.
ltd. K*V.il.
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ltd. E.B.V/.
4/7/43.
Issued certificate No. G/292 dated 3/7/43 to A.O.C., Iraq. 169.
Issued D.0. No. C/1060 dated 5/8/43 to P.^. Kuwait. i "70-
D.O. No. 959-4/22 dated 12/9/43 from Political, Kuwait. i 71.
Let'er No. S.1059/2/25/SiKs. dated 24/12/43, from I & P. i72.
Issued Memo Mo. G/3 dated 2/1/44 to AlU, I & P. [737
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Acknowledgement of possession and safe custody of cyphers,
codes, Recyphering Tables are to be forwarded to G/I. The
certificates are placed below for signature.
Ref. Da.-:e. 157~Vol. I. Traffic returns for december. Draft
X.L. and tel to G/I placed below for approval. Details of traffic
can be found on la:-1 pafe of each table placed below. ( See ^ile
2/5 for details mentioned above.)
Signed.
ltd. T.K.
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Issued Certificate No. C/139 dated 17/1/44 to AIIQ, Habbaniyah, ; 81.
Issued certificate Dated 17/l/44 to C.G.S. New Delhi. ' 82.
Letter No. S.1059/2/25/3igs. dated 1G/3/44 from AHQ, I & P. : 33.
Issued certificate No. C/578 dated 2/4/44 to AH*, I & P. : 34.
Letter No. S-1059.2.25.Sigs. dated 13/'1/-'a from I & P^ i^iF, ; 85..
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Content

The file contains papers relating to the safe custody and transfer by the Bahrain Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. of secret and confidential publications and cyphers and codes. The file contains correspondence from 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. , Bahrain and from other British officials, safe custody certificates, transfer certificates, and related papers. The papers include:

The Arabic content of this file consists of printed text on the verso The back of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'v'. of the sketch map on folio 81. This sheet appears to have been reused for drawing the map.

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1 file (260 folios)
Arrangement

The papers are arranged in chronological order from the front to the rear of the file. Serial numbers written in blue and red crayon (blue for sent correspondence, red for received correspondence) are present throughout the file. They refer to entries in the notes at the rear of the file.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at 1 on the front cover and terminates at 258 on the back cover. The numbers are written in pencil, are enclosed in a circle, and can be found in the top right hand corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. page of each folio. Foliation anomalies: ff. 1, 1A; ff. 3, 3A; ff. 53, 53A; ff. 185, 185A. A second incomplete foliation sequence numbered 53-250 is also present between ff. 52-245. The numbers are written in pencil, but are not circled, and appear in the same position as the main sequence.

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English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script
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