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Ext 5050/43 ‘Formation of an Arab Centre in the Middle East for providing selected British officers with knowledge of Arabic, Arab countries and Middle East problems’ [28r] (55/190)
The record is made up of 1 file (93 folios). It was created in 17 Sep 1943-5 Jan 1948. 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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— . ^ und*.iratrnd fron sir Guofftroy Prior that* during his
x^ooiit visit to thu llxidlo ga^t Centro of Arab studies, he
interviewed aona of the student# vrixy are oanten?Oating Joining
the Indian Suxvioes* The naoes of the students he interviewed
are
Capta in B»W*p, Qvyxm
i5aJor J« B* pruan
Captain JUB* Keith
Lieutenant A* J* Seltioan
Lieuteurint J* ^Iddooeon
Lieutenant A. SincOair*
:i> ^ ,n ts i(xc the raoruituient of ’’■war service*
candidates to fill acerued vaaanoio ^ in t|» India and Bimne
> r ioes are due to be aimowoed on 1st June need: and I enolooe
horevath t>veive oopl a of a panphiet (lB;\ 1) giving full
particulars of the arrangements and of the rwoesa-iy a^lioation
fom VBv>.2)* I must make it oloar Uhat these dootronta nnst be
tro,-ted as ,, oonfidential w until 1st .Tune neoct but will be grateful
i" * after that dato, you would be good enough to give copies to the
six offia rs naiaed above and to any other offioers sttadMl to the
Centre who may bu interested*
Ii you should require additional copies of the pexaphlet
or application forms I should be gratoful if you would be isood
enough to let ns know* -
/Cy^oeX)
Colonel Bertram Ttioraas, 0, B.K. * (fx'i) ^ * C-iturt+w.
Middle I^ast Centre of Arab Studies,
o/o His Majesty*a Hi^i Comaiasioner for Palestine.
JKHUSAii£i4
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The file contains papers regarding the establishment of the Middle East Centre of Arabic Studies at Jerusalem and the appointment of Bertram Sidney Thomas as its first director; the purpose of the Centre was to provide training in Arabic and the ‘Arab Countries’ to British personnel for wartime and post-war administrative, diplomatic, and military demands in the Middle East. It also contains information on the Centre's early syllabus, some details of its students, and discussion related to desirability of recruiting its graduates to 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. for service in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .
For information related to the syllabus see f 25, ff 32-42, and ff 55-71.
For information related to the students see ff 26-27, ff 29-30, and ff 72-75.
The main correspondents are as follows: the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. 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. (Sir Geoffrey Prior), officials 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. (Roland Tennyson Peel and Francis Anthony Kitchener Harrison), and representatives of the Government of India.
The file includes a divider which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.
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- 1 file (93 folios)
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 95; 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.
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- IOR/L/PS/12/857
- Title
- Ext 5050/43 ‘Formation of an Arab Centre in the Middle East for providing selected British officers with knowledge of Arabic, Arab countries and Middle East problems’
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:21v, 23r:94v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence