7th Meerut Division. Transfer from Mesopotamia to Egypt
Scope & Content:
The file contains memoranda and tables regarding arrangements for the transfer of 7th (Meerut) Division from Basra (also spelled Basrah), Mesopotamia, to Egypt. Notably covers: allotment, movement and routing of ships sent to Basra (via Fao) to collect the troops; details of fitting out, suppl...
Coll 20/11 'Muscat: Channel of communication between foreign governments and the Sultan; Visits of foreign naval vessels to Muscat'
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence, minutes, and notes concerning visits to Muscat by French and Italian vessels and the discussion of the correct channels foreign states should go through to seek permission for such visits. The file covers the following visits: French warships Mondement and Alert...
Coll 26/14 (3): 'PALESTINE: Supply of Information to P.R.P.G: Developments affecting the Persian Gulf and Aden'
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence on developments in Palestine and their reverberations in the Persian Gulf states and the Protectorate of Aden from 25 November 1947 to 27 October 1948. The correspondence is primarily between the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, the Commonwealth Relations ...
Photograph album relating to the tour of H. M. S. Birmingham on the China Station. Photographer(s): Unknown (C. A. Day?)
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Black post-bound photograph album measuring 248 x 355 mm, with decorative design of two dragons and a Chinese junk embossed on the upper board. The front pastedown of the album is inscribed 'C. A. Day. H. M. S. Birmingham, China Station. Started 29th Mar. 1939,' and the volume contains 169 capti...
S. M. S. 'Hertha' auf der Rhede von Yokohama mit neuen Fockmast längsseit. Photographer: Unknown
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Inscription: Photograp[her's stamp (indecipherable) at bottom right. Starboard beam view of the German naval corvette 'Hertha,' anchored in the roadstead off Yokohama, with a new foremast in the process of being fitted.