Coll 17/38 'Iraq. British Consulates in Basra.'
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- Coll 17/38 'Iraq. British Consulates in Basra.'
- Date:
- 1942/1942
- Description:
- Abstract: The file contains a carbon copy of one letter from the Foreign Office to the Secretary of the Admiralty, dated 26 January 1942 (sent by the Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs to the Under Secretary of State for India), informing the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty that the status of the consular post at Basra had been raised to that of a consulate-general for the duration of the Second World War, and that William Lowry Craig Knight had assumed charge as HM Consul-General on 22 January 1942.The file includes a divider, which gives lists of correspondence references contained in the file by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 5; 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:
- Consuls
Second World War (1939-1945)
Embassies and consulates - Geographic region:
- Basra
- Rights:
- رخصة حكومة مفتوحة
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100000000602.0x0001bb_ar
81055/vdc_100000000602.0x0001bb_en
IOR/L/PS/12/2900
IOR/L/PS/12/2900