Ext 3463/45 ‘American invitation to Turkish Military Officers & Prince Peter of Greece to visit India, China & Burma.’
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- Ext 3463/45 ‘American invitation to Turkish Military Officers & Prince Peter of Greece to visit India, China & Burma.’
- Date:
- 1945/1945
- Description:
- Abstract: The file contains notes, telegrams, and letters, regarding: the invitation by General Ritter and General Giles, of the United States of America, to five Turkish Army officers, including the Deputy Chief of Staff and the Director of Military Training, and Prince Peter of Greece, to pay a short visit to India, China and Burma, travelling in General Giles’s aircraft; and the omission by the United States military authorities to seek prior consent for the visit from the Government of India and South East Asia Command.It largely consists of: copies of telegrams between the Foreign Office and the Supreme Allied Command South East Asia, and between the Foreign Office and Sir Maurice Peterson (British Ambassador to Turkey), Istanbul; and telegrams from the Secretary of State for India to the Government of India, External Affairs Department. It also includes copies of correspondence between British Chargé d’Affaires at Washington and the United States Department of State.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 39; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 2-39; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Archival file
- Type (Narrower):
- Other Texts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Bilateral relations
Diplomacy
Foreign relations - Geographic region:
- Turkey
China
Burma
India - Rights:
- غير معروف
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100000000517.0x0000b3_ar
81055/vdc_100000000517.0x0000b3_en
IOR/L/PS/12/1012
IOR/L/PS/12/1012