Abstract: The file contains correspondence concerning the 1939 Turkish earthquake. It largely consists of: copies of letters from the Under Secretary to the Government of India, External Affairs Department, to the Counsellor, British Embassy, Angora [Ankara], Turkey, forwarding enclosed correspondence regarding expressions of sympathy and contributions towards the relief fund from various Indian municipal committees and councils, the Arya Samaj of Peshawar Cantonment, and Muslims of Navalgund and surrounding villages; and letters in response from the British Embassy, Angora.It also includes a copy of a telegram from HM Consul-General, Lourenço Marques [Maputo], Mozambique, to the Foreign Office [?], and a letter to the Turkish Ambassador from Philip Nichols, Foreign Office, regarding a donation from Muslim Indians at Lourenço Marques to be transmitted to the Turkish Relief Fund.The file includes copies of a letter in French from the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs to the British Ambassador to Turkey, 6 March 1940 (folios 19 and 31).Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 59; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.