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IOR/M

Record Id:
032-000301677
Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
032-000301677
MDARK:
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LARK:
SLARK:
Format:
ISAD(G)
Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/M
Title:
Burma Office Records
Scope & Content:
The Burma Office Records are divided into eight Series IOR/M/1 and IOR/M/2 comprise files transferred from the Burma branch of the India Office Public and Judicial Department dealing with constitutional reform and Burma's separation from India, 1932-37. IOR/M/3 - IOR/M/8 consist of files produced by the Burma Office, 1937-48, covering all aspects of internal administration and external relations. The files are grouped into following categories: Annual Files 1937-45 Annual Departmental Files 1946-48 Private and Intelligence Files 1937-47 Collections (subject files) 1937-48 Correspondence 1937-48 Miscellaneous
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Project / Collection:
India Office Records
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032-000301677
Is part of:
not applicable
Contains:
IOR/M/1 : India Office Reforms Departmental Files
IOR/M/2 : India Office Reforms Department Home Correspondence and Correspondence with Burma and India
IOR/M/3 : Burma Office Annual Files
IOR/M/4 : Burma Office Annual Department Files
IOR/M/5 : Burma Office 'P (Private) and 'I' (Intellegence) Files
IOR/M/6 : Burma Office Collections
IOR/M/7 : Burma Office Home Correspondence and Correspondence with Burma and India
IOR/M/8 : Burma Office Miscellaneous Records

 

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Hierarchy:
032-000301677
Container:
not applicable
Record Type (Level):
Fonds
Extent:
Approximately 5000 files and volumes
Digitised Content:
Languages:
English
Scripts:
Latin
Start Date:
1932
End Date:
1948
Date Range:
1932-1948
Era:
CE
Access:
Available for research unless otherwise stated

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Publications:
Andrew Griffin, A brief guide to sources for the study of Burma in the India Office Records (London, 1979); H R Tinker, Burma: the struggle for independence 1944-48, 2 vols (London, 1983-84; Stephen R Ashton, India Office Records: Sources for Burma (London, 1985. Unpublished)
Material Type:
Archives and Manuscripts
Legal Status:
Public Record(s)
Related Material:
For Indexes, see IOR/Z/M/1-41 Earlier material on Burma will be found mainly in Proceedings (IOR/P): Bengal Secret Consultations, 1786-1834, Bengal Political Consultations, 1789-1858, India Proceedings, Political 1834-43, Foreign 1843-1921, and Burma Proceedings, 1864-1924. India Office departmental records (IOR/L/AG, IOR/L/E, IOR/L/F, IOR/L/MIL, IOR/L/PJ, IOR/L/PS, etc) A small collection of files produced during the Burma Government's exile at Simla is separately catalogued in Burma Records, 1942-47 (IOR/R/8) (Note: other records of the Burma Government-in-exile are held by the Public Record Office FO 643