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==Scope of FIBIS' Interest==
The main focus of FIBIS activities is the âsub‘sub-continentâ continent’ of India but we are also interested in all areas and activities of the British in South Asia including the following between the founding of the [[East India Company]] in 1599 to âIndian Independenceâ ‘Indian Independence’ in 1947:
[[Afghanistan]], [[Aden]], [[Andaman Islands]], [[Bangladesh]], [[Benkulen|Bencoolen]] (Sumatra), [[Burma]] (Myanmar), [[Ceylon]] (Sri Lanka), [[China]], [[Macao]] & [[Hong Kong]], [[Indonesia]] (Borneo, Labuan etc.), [[Malaysia]], [[Mauritius]], [[Persia]], [[Singapore]], Straits Settlements.
==Main sources for information==
*[[Mailing lists]]
*[[British Library]] â – Asian & African Studies Reading Room â – [[APAC]] (Asia, Pacific and Africa Collections)*[[The National Archives]] (TNA) â – formerly the Public Records Office (PRO)
*[[General Register Office]] (GRO)
*[[National Army Museum]] (NAM)
*[[National Maritime Museum]] (NMM)
