‘19/2 Gerhard Augustus Frederick Briesewick - A German Student’ [3r] (5/24)
The record is made up of 1 file (10 folios). It was created in 19 May 1933-8 Jun 1933. 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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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.
,
WHITEHALL, S.W.l.
21st March 1933,
I enclose copy of a letter dated Sth March from
Rendel of the Foreign Office about the activities of a
young German naned Breisnich, which is, I think, self-
explanatory. *ou will see that the Foreign Office
have sent a copy of the correspondence to the Embassy
at Bagdad for observations, and we should be grateful
for any observations which you may wish to offer upon
it.
I am sending a copy of this letter to Metcalfe.
*our sincerely,
(Sd.) J. C. Walton.
The Hon*ble Lt.Col.T.C.W.Fowle,C.B.E.,
The
Residency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India.
,
Bushire.
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This file concerns the activities of a German named Gerhard Augusta Frederick Briesenick believed to be a student of Berlin University, travelling to India via the Arabian coast of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. . The file contains correspondence between Lieutenant-Colonel Percy Gordon Loch, 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, and Lieutenant-Colonel Trenchard Craven 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. ; and John Charles Walton of the 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. , London.
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- 1 file (10 folios)
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The papers are arranged in chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover and terminates at the back cover; 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 2-11; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence.
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- ‘19/2 Gerhard Augustus Frederick Briesewick - A German Student’
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- front, front-i, 2r:4v, 6r:11v, back-i, back
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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