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IOR/L/PS/12/1012
- Record Id:
- 040-000556028
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 037-000554997
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000517.0x0000b3
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100040065334.0x000002
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/L/PS/12/1012
- Title:
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Ext 3463/45 ‘American invitation to Turkish Military Officers & Prince Peter of Greece to visit India, China & Burma.’
- Scope & Content:
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The file contains notes, telegrams, and letters, regarding: the invitation by General Ritter and General Giles, of the United States of America, to five Turkish Army officers, including the Deputy Chief of Staff and the Director of Military Training, and Prince Peter of Greece, to pay a short visit to India, China and Burma, travelling in General Giles’s aircraft; and the omission by the United States military authorities to seek prior consent for the visit from the Government of India and South East Asia Command.
It largely consists of: copies of telegrams between the Foreign Office and the Supreme Allied Command South East Asia, and between the Foreign Office and Sir Maurice Peterson (British Ambassador to Turkey), Istanbul; and telegrams from the Secretary of State for India to the Government of India, External Affairs Department. It also includes copies of correspondence between British Chargé d’Affaires at Washington and the United States Department of State.
- 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
040-000556028 - 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/12/1012 : Ext 3463/45 ‘American invitation to Turkish Military Officers & Prince Peter of Greece to visit India, China &… - Hierarchy:
- 032-000538283[0012]/036-000554996[0001]/037-000554997[1031]/040-000556028
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/L/PS
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 file (39 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100000000517.0x0000b3
- Thumbnail:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1945
- End Date:
- 1945
- Date Range:
- 13 Jul 1945-6 Oct 1945
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
- Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 39; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 2-39; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
- Arrangement:
- The papers are arranged in approximate reverse chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Department of State, United States, 1789-
Foreign Office, 1782-1968
HM Ambassador to the Republic of Turkey, 1920-
HM Chargé d’Affaires, Washington, 19th century-20th century
Indian Political Service, External Affairs Department, 1937-1947
Secretary of State for India and Burma, United Kingdom, 1935-1947
South East Asia Command, 1943-1946 - Subjects:
- Bilateral relations
Diplomacy
Foreign relations - Places:
- Burma, Asia
China, Asia
India, Asia
Pinang, Malaysia
Turkey, Middle East, Asia
