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Consular Papers

Catalogue reference: IOR/L/PS/16

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This record is about the Consular Papers dating from 1885-1930.

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Reference: IOR/L/PS/16
Title: Consular Papers
Date: 1885-1930
Description: These papers deal with the creation of foreign consular posts in British India and Burma, their jurisdiction, the appointment of consular officials (both substantive and acting) and general consular matters - all appointments of foreign consular officials in India required the formal approval of both the Government of India and HM Government in London. Consular papers were separately registered from 1885 - series L/PS/16 consists of three separate registration sequences viz: 1885-1909, 1910-1924 and 1924-1930 as well as some miscellaneous unregistered files 1890-1909
Related material: For registers and indexes see IOR/Z/L/PS/16/1-4. For Indian consular papers prior to 1885 see the general series of Political Home Correspondence, IOR/L/PS/3, and Political Correspondence with India, IOR/L/PS/6 -7. For post-1930 consular papers see Political (External) Collections 13 and 14, IOR/L/PS/12/2408-2761
Held by: British Library: Asian and African Studies
Legal status: Public Record(s)
Language: English
Physical description: 37 volumes
Access conditions: Unrestricted
Record URL: https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/7f1224e1-9644-4ca3-b681-ed6261175c9a/

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