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IOR/L/PS/12
- Record Id:
- 036-000554996
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 036-000554996
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000015.0x0002bb
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/L/PS/12
- Title:
- Departmental Papers: Political (External) Files and Collections
- Scope & Content:
- The series is divided into (a) Annual Files, and (b) Collections. The Annual Files (1931-1949) consist of documents on a single topic, usually disposed of fairly quickly and generally dealing with matters of peripheral or ephemeral interest - the Collections (59 in all) contain material that was regarded as of greater importance and/or of long-term relevance.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Records
- Hierarchy Tree:
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- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-000538283
036-000554996 - Is part of:
- IOR/L/PS : Political and Secret Department Records
IOR/L/PS/12 : Departmental Papers: Political (External) Files and Collections - Contains:
- IOR/L/PS/12/1-1442 : Political (External) Department, Annual Files
IOR/L/PS/12/1443-1512 : Political (External) Collection 1: Aden
IOR/L/PS/12/1513-1543 : Political (External) Collection 2: Abyssinia (Ethiopia)
IOR/L/PS/12/1544-1832 : Political (External) Collection 3: Afghanistan
IOR/L/PS/12/1833-1946 : Political (External) Collection 4: Afghanistan: British and Foreign Representation in Afghanistan: Afghan Representation abroad
IOR/L/PS/12/1947-2060 : Political (External) Collection 5: Aircraft and Aviation
IOR/L/PS/12/2061-2170 : Political (External) Collection 6: Arabia
IOR/L/PS/12/2171-2221 : Political (External) Collection 7: Arms, Ammunition and Arms Traffic
IOR/L/PS/12/2222-2230 : Political (External) Collection 8: Bhutan
IOR/L/PS/12/2231-2272 : Political (External) Collection 9: Burma
IOR/L/PS/12/2273-2277 : Political (External) Collection 10: Central Asia
IOR/L/PS/12/2278-2330 : Political (External) Collection 11: China
IOR/L/PS/12/2331-2408 : Political (External) Collection 12: Chinese Turkestan
IOR/L/PS/12/2409-2677 : Political (External) Collection 13: Consular Papers: Appointments of Foreign Consuls in India
IOR/L/PS/12/2678-2761 : Political (External) Collection 14: Consular Papers: General Questions; Consular Privileges and Diplomatic Practice
IOR/L/PS/12/2762-2768 : Political (External) Collection 15: Egypt
IOR/L/PS/12/2769-2844 : Political (External) Collection 16: Establishments and Secretariat Procedure, Government of India and India Office…
IOR/L/PS/12/2845-2902 : Political (External) Collection 17: Iraq
IOR/L/PS/12/2903-2946 : Political (External) Collection 18: Japan
IOR/L/PS/12/2947-2950 : Political (External) Collection 19: League of Nations
IOR/L/PS/12/2951-3003 : Political (External) Collection 20: Muscat
IOR/L/PS/12/3004-3110 : Political (External) Collection 21: Nepal
IOR/L/PS/12/3111-3121 : Political (External) Collection 22: North East Frontier
IOR/L/PS/12/3122-3284 : Political (External) Collection 23: North West Frontier including Baluchistan
IOR/L/PS/12/3285-3303 : Political (External) Collection 24: Northern Frontier
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Click here to View / search full list of parts of IOR/L/PS/12 - Hierarchy:
- 032-000538283[0012]/036-000554996
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/L/PS
- Record Type (Level):
- Series
- Extent:
- 4838 files or volumes
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1903
- End Date:
- 1950
- Date Range:
- 1903-1950
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
- Available for research unless otherwise stated
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- Administrative Context:
- Up to 1930 the Political Department of the India Office dealt with both the foreign policy of the Government of India (and of Great Britain as it affected India) and with the affairs of the Indian Princely States. From April 1930 these two functions were separated and placed under separate departments - the Political (Internal) Department took over all work relating to the Indian States and also handled questions relating to Honours, while the Political (External) Department dealt with foreign affairs, including frontier matters (except where these fell more properly within the jurisdiction of the Political (Internal) or the Public and Judicial Departments) and consular questions. In 1941 the Political (Internal) Department was amalgamated with the Public and Judicial Department to form the Political Department and the Political (External) Department was renamed the External Department. On the Transfer of Power in August 1947 the External Department became a department of the Commonwealth Relations Office - it merged with the Political Department in April 1948 but retained its own registry until 1950.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)
- Related Material:
- Political and Secret Memoranda and Library [IOR/L/PS/18 & 20]; for Indexes and Registers: see IOR/Z/L/PS/12