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The British Library at St Pancras, London is the home of the India Office Records, which are held in the Asia, Pacific & Africa Collection (APAC).

You will need a Reader Pass to use the British Library. Read How to Register for a Reader Pass
Read about location, opening times, and many aspects covered in Reader FAQ’s in this link
You may also find Peter Bailey's slideshow "Your First Visit to the IOR" helpful. (The slideshow takes about a minute to download with broadband). The slideshow is also available on YouTube.
For further tips, read the following postings from the India List dated 1/2003 1/2003 4/2003 6/2004 7/2004 10/2004 4/2005 4/2005 9/2005 2/2007

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 *You will need a Reader Pass to use the British Library. Read [http://www.bl.uk/reshelp/inrrooms/stp/register/stpregister.html How to Register for a Reader Pass]
 *Read about location, opening times, and many aspects covered in Reader FAQ’s in this [http://www.bl.uk/reshelp/inrrooms/stp/stpancrasrr.html link]
+*You may also find Peter Bailey's slideshow [http://www.fibis.org/BL.pps "Your First Visit to the IOR"] helpful. (The slideshow takes about a minute to download with broadband). The slideshow is also available on [http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=CSjQMdsMZZQ YouTube].
 *For further tips, read the following postings from the India List dated   [http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/india/2003-01/1041699871 1/2003]  [http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/india/2003-01/1042319089 1/2003] [http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/india/2003-04/1049840159 4/2003]  [http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/india/2004-06/1086322671 6/2004]  [http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/india/2004-07/1088805244 7/2004]  [http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/india/2004-10/1098215283 10/2004] [http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/india/2005-04/1113156142 4/2005]  [http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/india/2005-04/1113208844 4/2005]  [http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/india/2005-09/1126773678 9/2005] [http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/india/2007-02/1171990710 2/2007]