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India
Records of the pre-1947 Indian Army can be found at the
British Library India Office
The India Office Records are the documentary archives of the
administration in London of the pre-1947 British government
of India. They comprise the archives of the East India Company
(1600-1858), of the Board of Control or Board of Commissioners
for the Affairs of India (1784-1858), of the India Office (1858-1947),
of the Burma Office (1937-1948) and of a number of related British
agencies overseas. The India Office Records are part of the
Public Records of the United Kingdom and are open for public
consultation under the provisions of the Public Records Acts
and in accordance with regulations established by the Lord Chancellor.
The records are rich in biographical information on East
India Company servants, Indian Civil Service and Indian Army
personnel, and on Europeans resident in pre-1947 India. Since
1982 the India Office Records have been administered by the
British Library and form part of the Oriental and India Office
Collections. The collections of the India Office Library and
Records reflect the territorial interests and activities of
the East India Company and the India Office, and include literature
and documents on India, Pakistan, Burma, Bangladesh and neighboring
countries, Iran and the Gulf states, South Africa, St Helena,
Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, China and Japan.
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