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Ext 6705/41(1) 'Locusts' [465r] (934/1070)
The record is made up of 1 file (530 folios). It was created in 17 Oct 1941-28 Dec 1945. It was written in English and French. 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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Poison baitirr ia a wel' tried method in the uae o: wi*ich the
Iranian staff is well experienc'd, Bocent »ork s'owe the addition
of cort'on s It or nolaones to the bait rfll coraidr’' r! ly ii. rove itc
effcctivencrss. Further-o’-e, poison bnitir in ’ ore effective oftr-
tho third sta, "0 vrlien iioppers bec'in to feed vorr ciotioly. The I^rri n
autiiorities scan, liowovc’', to ely to nv;cii or. ait n • Tiie li: itcxl
supplies of }X)iaon and bran, the cicorcity oi water in son* of tn*
desert breeding fTounds, the lack of trans’ert facilities (as witnec.-
ed tide year) and a certain decree of dan-er involved i: tlic peicon-
in,’ of domestic anivnls like sii * p i oat cattle *.tc,, n.. 1 an yost that
tins Bethod mat bo supplor.ertod by other net ho a acc ruin • to the
prevailin' conditions & facilities. In fact reliance on any one method
is not a anfe policy aa any unforeseen break-down in the arraronents
of one method may affect the entire contr l ori: seriously.
3. Gn-ordin lion of locu^ L control L,, Ir »r
has entered into an ayretnent •••it Ruasia for escivii yc of locust
infoiratioi. It is also iRtercbaryir * sr-e inf on etion wit' India but f
it will be useful for the t o ea’ntrirr, to ''r.tr- into a 'o-nal aj-rr*-
SMDt fo lie purpose aa early as possible, X etc v '•/ i f
nation about locust situation in Iraq & Arabia thro yh the Intcr-
nstionol locust Bureau in London, but the inf;vere h e', locust
broediiy in these countries exerts or, Iran ia so (Tr-nt that a much
closer and more, direct c -ordinntioi ia necesr/ ry.
Finally, the visit of Hie Indian Delegation to Irr n lias Vro yht
the two countries closer with a better appreciation of each
other* 8 locust pro' lenso It \.dll help this co-ordimtioi* 'further if
Iran yuo- Id similarly solid a DclGQstion oi ito oxj erts to sec the
pennanont Locust Ikrniog Or^^misiitioi of tiie Goverrment of India and J
the my in winch it ia oervinc the Province* L States.
Sd/- TaskI ir Almad,
Leader,
The Indian Locust Deleft ion to Irr j
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The file contains correspondence relating to the organization of anti-locust controls in India, East Africa and the Middle East, especially Persia [Iran], where international conferences of locust experts were held. Support for scientific research and international cooperation between the Government of India, the British Government and the Government of the Soviet Union are also discussed. Included in the correspondence are the minutes and reports of the Interdepartmental Committee on Locust Control, which was run by the Colonial Office Research Department in London. There are also field and conference reports by prominent entomologists Dr Taskhir Ahmad of the Imperial Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi and Dr Boris Petrovich of the Anti-Locust Centre at the Imperial Institute of Entomology, London.
In addition, there is routine correspondence between officials about equipment, supplies and locust forecasts by geographical area. The main correspondents are: 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. , the Colonial Office, the Agricultural Department and the External Affairs Department of the Government of India.
The file includes two dividers, which give a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. These are placed at the back of the correspondence.
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- 1 file (530 folios)
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The papers are arranged in chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 531; 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/12/657
- Title
- Ext 6705/41(1) 'Locusts'
- Pages
- 451r:465v
- Author
- Ahmad, Dr Taskhir
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