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Container Reference (shelfmark) IOR/R/15/2/651-765 Language English Subject Subversive activities

1. IOR/R/15/2/659

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/659
Title:
‘File 28/1 I Defence against parachutists, obstruction of aerodromes and landing grounds, etc’
Scope & Content:
The file comprises copies of correspondence and memoranda containing guidance relating to the perceived threat of enemy troops parachuting into British-Indian territory. Though the threat is most strongly perceived in the north-western provinces of India and Baluchistan, the guidance was distrib...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1 Jun 1940-13 Feb 1942
Extent:
1 file (18 folios)

2. IOR/R/15/2/670

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/670
Title:
‘File 28/1 Q Provision of armed guard for British Overseas Airways Corporation Limited; Cable & Wireless etc.’
Scope & Content:
The first part of the file (ff 2-6), containing correspondence dated 1940, chiefly from the British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) Station Superintendent at Bahrain, concerns the provision of armed guards as an anti-sabotage measure for BOAC aircraft on night stops at Bahrain. The correspon...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
8 Sep 1940-25 Aug 1943
Extent:
1 file (20 folios)

3. IOR/R/15/2/676

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/676
Title:
‘File 28/3 War. Security Intelligence Section. Movements and Activities of Enemy Agents.’
Scope & Content:
The file comprises correspondence relating to intelligence assessments made of a host of individuals whose background, actions, or suspected pro-Axis Power sympathies prompt British officials to pursue further enquiries into them. Principal correspondents in the file include members of the intel...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
3 Dec 1939-1 Mar 1945
Extent:
1 file (160 folios)

4. IOR/R/15/2/677

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/677
Title:
‘File 28/3 A Vetting of civilians in Bahrain’
Scope & Content:
The file comprises correspondence related to the vetting of civilians, who reside or resided in Bahrain, and are either employed in or seeking employment outside of Bahrain. The file’s principal correspondents are the Political Agent at Bahrain (Major Tom Hickinbotham) and the Security Officer a...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
14 Jul 1944-16 Nov 1944
Extent:
1 file (20 folios)

5. IOR/R/15/2/691

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/691
Title:
‘File 28/10 Anti-British activities in Bahrain’
Scope & Content:
The file comprises correspondence relating to reports about and enquiries made into individuals at Bahrain, or travelling to Bahrain, and allegations of their anti-British activities. The principal correspondents in the file are the Political Agent at Bahrain (Major Reginald George Evelin Willia...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
13 May 1941-22 Jun 1942
Extent:
1 file (34 folios)

6. IOR/R/15/2/693

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/693
Title:
‘File 28/10 (b) Bonafides of C.A.S.O.C. [California-Arabian Standard Oil Company] & Bapco [Bahrain Petroleum Company] employees.’
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence and other papers relating to investigations made by the Political Agency in Bahrain, the California-Arabian Standard Oil Company (CASOC), the Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO) and British Government departments, into CASOC and BAPCO employees suspected of having ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
12 Jun 1940-28 Jun 1942
Extent:
1 file (59 folios)

7. IOR/R/15/2/694

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/694
Title:
‘File 28/10-(c) Anti-British Activities of Abdullah bin Faris, Secretary of the Shaikh of Sharjah’
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence and other papers related to anti-British and pro-German propaganda being disseminated at Sharjah, and specifically that being allegedly spread by the Ruler of Sharjah’s Secretary, Abdullah bin Faris. The principal correspondents in the file are: the Political Age...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
28 Jun 1940-21 Jan 1941
Extent:
1 file (48 folios)

8. IOR/R/15/2/695

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/695
Title:
‘File 28/10-(d) Tirath Das (Agent of Messrs. Dhamanmal Issardas in Dubai)’
Scope & Content:
The file comprises correspondence and memoranda relating to allegations of anti-British sentiments expressed by Tiradas Dhamanmal, manager of Indian trading agents Dhamanmal Isardas of Dubai, and the Political Agent at Bahrain’s orders to have Dhamanmal expelled from the Trucial Coast and sent b...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
28 Jun 1940-16 Aug 1940
Extent:
1 file (11 folios)

9. IOR/R/15/2/713

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/713
Title:
‘File 28/22-I Mission of S.O.(I) [Staff Officer Intelligence] Bahrain’
Scope & Content:
The file’s papers relate to the appointment and activities of the Security Officer (initially referred to as a Staff Officer Intelligence) in the Persian Gulf. The principal correspondents in the file are the Security Officer at Bahrain (Captain C G Campbell) and the Political Agent at Bahrain (...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
26 Feb 1941-29 Nov 1944
Extent:
1 file (156 folios)

10. IOR/R/15/2/722

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/722
Title:
‘File 28/30 War. Hostilities in Iran’
Scope & Content:
The file comprises correspondence and papers produced in response to Britain’s involvement in the Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran, which began on 25 August 1941. The file’s principal correspondents are the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf (Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Geoffrey Prior), the Poli...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
26 Aug 1941-29 Jan 1942
Extent:
1 file (41 folios)