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Language Arabic Name British Forces in Iraq, 1933-1941

1. IOR/R/15/2/154

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/154
Title:
File 1/A/33 I Site for Residency at Bahrain.
Scope & Content:
The file concerns the proposed transfer of the Persian Gulf Residency from Bushire to Bahrain, specifically the choice of a suitable site in Bahrain; the estimated costs involved; and the eventual selection of a site at Busaitin adjoining the Royal Air Force (RAF) landing ground on Muharraq Isla...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
28 Nov 1933-27 Sep 1937
Extent:
1 volume (253 folios)

2. IOR/R/15/2/259-293

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/259-293
Title:
File 7 Royal Air Force
Scope & Content:
The files and volumes in the series deal with the activities of the Royal Air Force (RAF), and to a lesser extent Imperial Airways/British Overseas Airways Corporation, in the Gulf, before, during and after the Second World War. The principal correspondents in the files are the numerous incumben...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
1929-1950
Extent:
35 files and volumes (3,171 folios)

3. IOR/R/15/2/1136

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1136
Title:
File 4/20 III Recoveries of amounts spent on behalf of R.A.F. Hinaidi.
Scope & Content:
The file concerns the payment by the Political Agency, Bahrain of expenses incurred by the Royal Air Force (RAF) and its personnel in Bahrain (also spelled Bahrein) and the Trucial Coast, particularly payments to Shaikh Said bin Maktum [Saʻīd bin Maktūm], Ruler of Dubai, and Shaikh Sultan bin S...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
10 Jan 1938-18 Oct 1942
Extent:
1 file (456 folios)

4. IOR/R/15/2/1898

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1898
Title:
File No. E/4 V. O. Miscellaneous Correspondence with the Director of Customs.
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence regarding the distribution of fines by officials who detect offences at the customs in Bahrain. It also contains an investigation regarding kegs of mineral oil which bear the RAF mark and were said to be jettisoned, and whether they were permitted to be imported ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
21 Jan 1932-8 May 1938
Extent:
1 file (49 folios)