British Legation, Kabul., 07/24/1942-08/15/1942
Series-level Scope and Content Note
Correspondence, reports, and printed materials collected by CVHE during his service in Afghanistan from 1942 to 1945.
Dates
- 07/24/1942-08/15/1942
Conditions Governing Access
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Extent
From the Collection: 12 Linear Feet (12 Hollinger Record Storage boxes)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Container Summary
Miscellaneous correspondence between Cornelius Van h. Engert and representatives at the British Legation in Kabul, Afghanistan. Discussion of Japanese citizens in Afghanistan. Includes correspondence to and from Gerald Charles Lawrence Crichton, Sir Lancelot Cecil Lepel Griffin, and Russell D. MacRae.
Subjects and Associated Physical Materials
GREAT BRITAIN (1942-45) - LEGATION IN AFGHANISTAN - CORRESP.: Autographed Letter
AFGHANISTAN (1942-45) - DIPLOMATIC CORRESP.: Autographed Letter
AFGHANISTAN (1942-45) - LEGATION OF JAPAN - REPORT: Autographed Letter
JAPAN (1942-45) - LEGATION IN AFGHANISTAN - REPORT: Autographed Letter
ENGERT, CORNELIUS VAN HEMERT - CORRESP.: Autographed Letter
CRICHTON, GERALD CHARLES LAWRENCE - CORRESP.: Autographed Letter
GRIFFIN, (LANCELOT) CECIL LEPEL, SIR - CORRESP.: Autographed Letter
MACRAE, RUSSELL - CORRESP.: Autographed Letter
Creator
- From the Collection: Engert, Cornelius Van Hemert, 1887-1985 (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Georgetown University Manuscripts Repository
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