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'1/C Volume IV Miscellaneous' [146r] (300/632)
The record is made up of 1 volume (312 folios). It was created in 7 Dec 1923-22 Jul 1924. 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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From - the Beorotsry to the tiownwent of India
in the J'oraifpn and Political Jieparteant.
l‘o - Uio Hon'ble the Politico! KesMent
in the Feraien i«lf.
licmoranduE Ho. .
i»ted siala, the //*- Jane li&S.
Newepeper "Aeedi aharq".
reference yoar nemorondun ?io. 146-3., dated the 22nd
Maroh 1923.
Oonfidentiel instrootione hare been iesoed by the
Wrector-Ueneral of Posts and telegraphs in Indie to the
PostBssters at lioaoat and Bahrein to intercept sll postal
articles foane or roasonsbly beliered to contain the "Aaadi
iharq and to send then to yon onder sealed cover for disposal,
fhe covers should be forward d to the Oovenseent of India, end,
if possible, also covers containing issaes of the paper which
reach iwbai. and Eoweit.
2. as regards saisare in British Inciis, this oan only be
dons if the papers sre received in bogs that ere opened in
lacia for the purposes of resorting, 'Closed direct bags'
cannot be tampered with while passing through British India,
3d. Ixmys Bray,
Secretary to the Uoyerraaent of India.
attested.
ad.H.«.Handy,
Superintendent,
Foreign and Political impertinent.
About this item
- Content
The volume comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, and notes, relating to a variety of miscellaneous topics in the period December 1923 to July 1924.
The principal topics discussed are:
- A proposal to replace the Iraq Post Office in Kuwait, 1924.
- Purchase of land in Iraq by Kuwait subjects, 1924.
- The visit of Naif Al Hithlain, 1924.
- `Ajman and Mutair raid, 1924.
- Internal Kuwait situation, 1924.
- Ikhwan movements, 1924.
- RAF flights Baghdad-Bahrain-Kuwait, 1924.
The volume contains an index (folio 4) which lists items including: American Mission; Armenian Woman; Clerical Establishment; Embezzlement and Fraud, Prevention of; Germans not allowed in Kuwait; 'Government Telegraph Code'; Hijaz steamers; Hospital Bum; Ibn Sa'ud; Index to Summaries of Intelligence; Khuwair (also referred to as Khor az-Zubair) [Khawr az Zubayr] Postal Service; King Husain proclaimed Khalifah at Basrah; Naval Reporting; Pearling Loans; ' Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Pilot'; Petrol; Presents; Publications; Purchase of land in Iraq by Kuwait subjects; Rifles, Storage of; Slave Trade; Smuggling.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (312 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 307; 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 foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers; nor does it include the five leading and ending flyleaves.
Additional foliation sequences are present in parallel between ff 5-307; these numbers are also written in pencil but, where circled, are crossed through.
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- English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
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- Reference
- IOR/R/15/5/97
- Title
- '1/C Volume IV Miscellaneous'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:i-v, 1r:307v, ii-r:v-v, back-i
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence