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31. IOR/L/PS/12/3939

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3939
Title:
Coll 30/198 ‘Persian Gulf Defence : - ABADAN.’
Scope & Content:
The file contains papers mostly relating to the defence of Abadan (and to a lesser extent other areas of Persia [Iran] and Bahrein [Bahrain]) during the Second World War. It includes papers concerning the following: the defence of oil installations of the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company (AIOC) at Ab...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
23 Apr 1942-15 Jul 1943
Extent:

1 file (113 folios)

32. IOR/L/PS/12/3954

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3954
Title:
Coll 30/211 'DEFENCE OF: Land, Sea & Air Facilities placed at the disposal of H.M.G. by the Rulers concerned.'
Scope & Content:
The file contains information collected by Miss M Odgers of the India Office, detailing land, sea, and air facilities available for the defence of the Persian Gulf, which had been placed at the disposal of the British Government (HMG) by the rulers concerned. The information covers Kuwait, Bahr...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
24 Jul 1942-17 Oct 1942
Extent:
1 file (7 folios)

33. IOR/L/PS/18/C133

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/18/C133
Title:
Trans-Persian Railway
Scope & Content:
The memorandum — signed by Lieutenant-General Percy Lake, Chief of the Indian General Staff — considers whether Britain should accept Russian demands that the proposed Trans-Persian Railway should be routed via Kerman. It examines the potential strategic advantages to Russia, the consequent pote...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
6 Jun 1913
Extent:

1 file (3 folios)

34. IOR/L/PS/18/C143

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/18/C143
Title:
Letter (Secret No. 27) from Austen Chamberlain to Charles Hardinge, Governor General of India in Council, with enclosures
Scope & Content:
The memorandum consists of a copy of a letter from Austen Chamberlain to the Governor General of India and its enclosures. The purpose of the letter being to forward recent discussion — within the British Government — concerning the defence of the oil fields and pipelines of the Anglo-Persian Oi...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
10 Dec 1915
Extent:

1 file (4 folios)

35. IOR/R/15/2/703

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/703
Title:
‘File 28/16 I Defence measures in the Gulf – Bahrain’
Scope & Content:
The file comprises correspondence and other papers relating to plans for the defence of Bahrain and the Arab coast of the Persian Gulf in general, in the event of a global war. Much of the correspondence deals specifically with the defence of the Bahrain Petroleum Company’s (BAPCO) refinery and ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
9 Jan 1937-24 Oct 1939
Extent:
1 file (154 folios)

36. IOR/R/15/2/728

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/728
Title:
‘File 28/35 Defence of Qatar’
Scope & Content:
The file, while entitled ‘Defence of Qatar’, chiefly concerns the issue of six rifles and 1,200 rounds of small arms ammunition (SAA) to British personnel employed by Petroleum Concessions Limited (PCL) in Qatar during the war. The principal correspondents in the file are: the Political Agent at...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
6 Feb 1939-20 Aug 1941
Extent:
1 file (73 folios)

37. IOR/R/15/2/739

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/739
Title:
‘File 28/44 Miscellaneous correspondence – Town Major’
Scope & Content:
The file comprises miscellaneous correspondence relating to the work of the Town Major (also referred to as the Defence Officer in the Persian Gulf) Major (later Lieutenant-Colonel) H T Hewitt. The file includes: various advance warnings from Hewitt of field gun exercises, artillery practice, t...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
19 Oct 1942-10 Oct 1944
Extent:
1 file (75 folios)

38. IOR/R/15/2/746

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/746
Title:
‘File 28/55 Provision of machine guns for Bahrain police’
Scope & Content:
The file comprises copies of correspondence relating to the purchase of machine guns by the Government of Bahrain, through the Political Agency, for use in Bahrain. The file’s principal correspondents are: the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf (Lieutenant-Colonel Trenchard Craven William Fo...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
20 Sep 1938-20 Aug 1942
Extent:
1 file (128 folios)

39. IOR/R/15/2/753

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/753
Title:
‘File 28/61 War. BAPCO and A.I.O.C. – Attitude of employees regarding enlistment in armed forces at outbreak of war’
Scope & Content:
The file comprises copies of correspondence relating to the appointment of employees of the Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO) as special police officers, to be engaged as part of BAPCO’s oil refinery defence scheme in time of war. The file’s principal correspondents are: the Political Agent at B...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
31 Mar 1939-2 Oct 1939
Extent:
1 file (62 folios)

40. IOR/R/15/2/762

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/762
Title:
‘File 28/75 Defence policy for the Gulf’
Scope & Content:
The file comprises copies of correspondence, extracts of Government reports and other papers relating to the drawing up of defence policies for the various states in the Persian Gulf, in anticipation of the start of a global war. The file’s principal correspondents are: the Political Resident in...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17 Jan 1938-13 Sep 1939
Extent:
1 file (124 folios)