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This collection of files from the Foreign Office (later the Foreign and Commonwealth Office) and Dominions Office focuses on the political and social history of India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan.
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Queen's has access to 3 sections of content in this collection:
Section I: Independence, Partition and the Nehru Era, 1947-64
Section II: South Asian Conflicts and Independence for Bangladesh, 1965-71
Section III: Afghanistan and the Cold War, Emergency Rule in India, and the Resumption of Civilian Rule in Pakistan, 1972-80
A variety of material types are included, such as British diplomatic dispatches, correspondence, newspaper cuttings, meeting minutes, photographs, reports, analyses, and maps.
Date coverage: 1947-1980
