PZ 1070/40(1) ‘Transmission of F.O. secret packets to & from Consulates etc., abroad’
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- PZ 1070/40(1) ‘Transmission of F.O. secret packets to & from Consulates etc., abroad’
- Date:
- 1931/1941
- Description:
- Abstract: The file contains correspondence relating to the regular dispatch overseas of Foreign Office secret and confidential documents in sealed packets, by arrangement with the India Office in London. These are sent by sea mail to India, for onward transmission to the following Consular and Political Officers in the Persian Gulf at Bahrain, Kuwait and Muscat; Pondicherry in French India; Kabul, Kandahar, Jalabad [Jaalalabad] in Afghanistan; Panjim and Marmagao in Portuguese India; Kashgar and Tengyueh [Tengchong] in China; Katmandu [Kathmandu]; and Seistan [Sistan] in Iran.The file does not contain the Foreign Office documents included in dispatches, only the covering letters that accompany them on their journey. These are largely from the Under-Secretary of State for India, London, to the Secretary to the Government of India in the External Affairs Department, New Delhi, who is asked to confirm safe receipt and onward transmission to the addressees.The file includes five dividers, which give a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. These are placed at the back of the correspondence.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 457; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Archival file
- Type (Narrower):
- Other Texts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Diplomatic service
Overseas mail
British
Consular services - Geographic region:
- Bahrain
Kuwait
Muscat - Rights:
- رخصة حكومة مفتوحة
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100000000466.0x0002d5_ar
81055/vdc_100000000466.0x0002d5_en
IOR/L/PS/12/338
IOR/L/PS/12/338