IOR/L/PS/10/1193

This volume relates to the Government of India's decision to issue a revised edition of Aitchison's Treaties (full title: A Collection of Treaties, Engagements and Sanads Relating to India and Neighbouring Countries).

The first part, IOR/L/PS/10/1193/1 (ff 4-208), relates to the section of the revised edition concerning Aden and the south coast of Arabia, whilst the second part, IOR/L/PS/10/1193/2 (ff 209-393), concerns the section on Afghanistan. Both parts contain copies of proofs of the respective revised narratives, together with copies of related treaties and agreements, of which a small number are written in French. Also included in both cases is related interdepartmental correspondence discussing the contents of the revised narratives and the inclusion of the various associated treaties and agreements. The main correspondents are as follows: the Foreign Secretary to the Government of India; officials of the India Office and Foreign Office (correspondence from the Colonial Office is included in part 1).

Each part includes a divider which gives the subject and part numbers, the year the subject file was opened, the subject heading, and a list of correspondence references contained in that part by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.