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IOR/L/PS/12/2798
- Record Id:
- 040-000557828
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 037-000557798
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000602.0x000150
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100183803367.0x000002
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/L/PS/12/2798
- Title:
- Coll 16/27 ‘POLITICAL (EXTERNAL) DEPARTMENT. COLLECTION. Establishment and Secretariat Procedure. Indianisation. Question of eligibility of Indians for appointment to H M Diplomatic Service’
- Scope & Content:
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This file contains papers, correspondence reports, parliamentary notice, legislative assembly debates, and state debates regarding the eligibility of Indians for appointment to the British diplomatic service. The papers notably cover the disagreements between British officers on the subject.
The file also contains a letter by Sir Girija Shankar Bajpai asking for a proposal to open positions in the service to Indian people.
The principal correspondents are as follows: Foreign Secretary to the Government of India; Under-Secretary of State for India; Political Department, Government of India; and officials from the India Office.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Records
Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-000538283
036-000554996
037-000557798
040-000557828 - 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/12/2769-2844 : Political (External) Collection 16: Establishments and Secretariat Procedure, Government of India and India Office…
IOR/L/PS/12/2798 : Coll 16/27 ‘POLITICAL (EXTERNAL) DEPARTMENT. COLLECTION. Establishment and Secretariat Procedure. Indianisation. Question… - Hierarchy:
- 032-000538283[0012]/036-000554996[0017]/037-000557798[0030]/040-000557828
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/L/PS
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 file (45 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1922
- End Date:
- 1932
- Date Range:
- 18 Feb 1922-19 Nov 1932
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
- Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 46; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
- Former External References:
- No 6/27
- Arrangement:
- The file’s contents are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Government of India, Foreign Secretary, 1843-1937
Government of India, Foreign and Political Department, 1783-1937
Permanent Under-Secretary of State for India, 1858-1935 - Subjects:
- Diplomatic service
Recruitment