‘File 28/8 War. Evacuation of Bushire’

Name: ‘File 28/8 War. Evacuation of Bushire’
Author: Political Resident, Persian Gulf (correspondent)

İsim	‘File 28/8 War. Evacuation of Bushire’
Yazar	Political Resident, Persian Gulf (correspondent)
Basım Tarihi:	1940/1940
Basım Yeri	- Qatar National Library
Konu	Second World War (1939-1945) \| Evacuation \| more \| less
Tür	Kitap
Dil	İngilizce
Dijital	Evet
Yazma	Hayır
Sayfa Sayısı	10
Fiziksel Boyutlar	1 file (10 folios)
Kütüphane:	Ortadoğu Dijital Kütüphanesi
Demirbaş Numarası	81055/vdc_100000000241.0x000053_ar \| 81055/vdc_100000000241.0x000053_en \| IOR/R/15/2/690
Kayıt Numarası	81055%2Fvdc_100000000241.0x000053_dlme
Lokasyon	British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
Tarih	1940/1940
Notlar	The file comprises correspondence relating to British officials’ fears of the possibility of a German coup in Iran, and the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf’s (Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Geoffrey Prior) proposals for the evacuation of Bushire, should circumstance necessitate it. The file contains a letter from Prior to the Secretary to the Government of India, Olaf Kirkpatrick Kruuse Caroe, dated 31 May 1940, outlining his proposal to station a company of Indian Infantry at Bahrain, which can be moved to Bushire by Imperial Airways seaplane or by sloop at short notice (ff 4-6). The file also contains: a circular from the British Minister at Tehran, Reader William Bullard, to all British Consuls in Iran, dated 21 May 1940, informing them of the risk of German activity in Iran, and recommending the burning of ‘unostentatiously secret papers’ and the preparation of plans to burn cyphers and current confidential papers (f 7); Prior’s reply to Bullard’s circular, dated 23 May 1940, noting that there is only one German in Bushire town, that British position there is secure, and that he can send cars to Shiraz to assist in any evacuation there if required (f 9). \| 1 file (10 folios) \| The file’s contents are arranged in approximate chronological order, from the earliest item at the front to the latest at the end. The file notes at the end of the file (f 12) mirror the chronological arrangement. \| Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the back cover with 13; 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 also present in parallel between ff 3-11; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence. \| more \| less
Parçası Olduğu	British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers

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‘File 28/8 War. Evacuation of Bushire’

Yazar Political Resident, Persian Gulf (correspondent)

Basım Tarihi 1940/1940

Basım Yeri - Qatar National Library

Konu Second World War (1939-1945) | Evacuation | more | less

Tür Kitap

Dil İngilizce

Dijital Evet

Yazma Hayır

Sayfa Sayısı 10

Fiziksel Boyutlar 1 file (10 folios)

Kütüphane Ortadoğu Dijital Kütüphanesi

Demirbaş Numarası 81055/vdc_100000000241.0x000053_ar | 81055/vdc_100000000241.0x000053_en | IOR/R/15/2/690

Kayıt Numarası 81055%2Fvdc_100000000241.0x000053_dlme

Lokasyon British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers

Tarih 1940/1940

Notlar The file comprises correspondence relating to British officials’ fears of the possibility of a German coup in Iran, and the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf’s (Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Geoffrey Prior) proposals for the evacuation of Bushire, should circumstance necessitate it. The file contains a letter from Prior to the Secretary to the Government of India, Olaf Kirkpatrick Kruuse Caroe, dated 31 May 1940, outlining his proposal to station a company of Indian Infantry at Bahrain, which can be moved to Bushire by Imperial Airways seaplane or by sloop at short notice (ff 4-6). The file also contains: a circular from the British Minister at Tehran, Reader William Bullard, to all British Consuls in Iran, dated 21 May 1940, informing them of the risk of German activity in Iran, and recommending the burning of ‘unostentatiously secret papers’ and the preparation of plans to burn cyphers and current confidential papers (f 7); Prior’s reply to Bullard’s circular, dated 23 May 1940, noting that there is only one German in Bushire town, that British position there is secure, and that he can send cars to Shiraz to assist in any evacuation there if required (f 9). | 1 file (10 folios) | The file’s contents are arranged in approximate chronological order, from the earliest item at the front to the latest at the end. The file notes at the end of the file (f 12) mirror the chronological arrangement. | Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the back cover with 13; 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 also present in parallel between ff 3-11; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence. | more | less

Parçası Olduğu British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers