PZ 6162/39 'Policy to be adopted during war time in regard to the employment of regular and irregular forces on the Frontier'
Date:
1939/1939
Description:
Abstract: This file contains two copies of a policy to be adopted during war time in regard to the employment of regular and irregular forces on the North West Frontier Province in response to any hostile action directed at the British in tribal areas under their influence. The policy was proposed by the Government of India, and Lord Linlithgow, the Viceroy and Governor General of India, forwarded a copy of the policy to Arthur Edward Broadbent Parsons, the Acting Governor for the North West Frontier Province, who provided feedback which is contained in the file. The file also includes a handwritten note with an illegible signature, which criticises the language used in the draft of the policy.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 12; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.