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IOR/L/PS/12/51
- Record Id:
- 040-000555048
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 037-000554997
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000466.0x000145
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100045848358.0x000002
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/L/PS/12/51
- Title:
- PZ 2246/1932 'Communications between London and the Middle East'
- Scope & Content:
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The file contains papers relating to communications between London and the Middle East. It mainly consists of copies of correspondence sent to the India Office from the Foreign Office. This largely consists of copies of correspondence between the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and the British Consulate, Aleppo, regarding the railway service, and improved mail service, between London and Aleppo and other places by the Simplon Orient Express and the Taurus Express.
It also includes:
- copies of correspondence between HM Representative, Tehran, and the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, concerning the establishment of a through service to Europe via Nisibin and Istanbul, by the International Sleeping Car Company, Cairo
- a copy of a letter from the General Post Office to the Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, regarding the mail service to Syria, Iraq and Persia [Iran] by Simplon Orient Express and Taurus Express
- and a copy of a letter from HM Acting Consul-General, Beirut, to the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, regarding the delay in the mail service from England to Syria
The correspondence includes enclosures in French (folios 12-14 and 32-37).
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Records
Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-000538283
036-000554996
037-000554997
040-000555048 - Is part of:
- IOR/L/PS : Political and Secret Department Records
IOR/L/PS/12 : Departmental Papers: Political (External) Files and Collections
IOR/L/PS/12/1-1442 : Political (External) Department, Annual Files
IOR/L/PS/12/51 : PZ 2246/1932 'Communications between London and the Middle East' - Hierarchy:
- 032-000538283[0012]/036-000554996[0001]/037-000554997[0051]/040-000555048
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/L/PS
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 file (38 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100000000466.0x000145
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- English
French - Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1932
- End Date:
- 1934
- Date Range:
- 21 Apr 1932-26 Jul 1934
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
- Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 38; these numbers are written in pencil, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
- Former External References:
- PZ 2246/1932
- Arrangement:
- The papers are arranged in reverse chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)