Ext 5076/43 'Polish Minister of State: Middle East'
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The file contains a letter from the Foreign Office to the Minister of State, Cairo, regarding Henryk Leon Strasburger, the newly appointed Minister in the Middle East for the Polish Government-in-Exile.
Ext 5263/43 'Despatch of goods to Persian Gulf: Parcel Post'
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The file contains correspondence regarding licences andformalities required to export goods to the Persian Gulf. The primarycorrespondents are: India Office; Board of Trade; Ministry of War Transport. Folios 4-13 cover enquiries from the companies Johnson &Johnson, J A Afriat, and Gordon &a...
Ext 5393/43 'Vesey Fitzgerald, Locust officer in Arabia'
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Thefile contains correspondence regarding arrangements for sending post to VeseyFitzgerald, an officer for the Anti-Locust Research Centre based in Arabia. Thecorrespondents are the India Office and the Colonial Office.
Ext 5586/43 Lord Wavell: request for pearls from Bahrain
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Thefile contains correspondence regarding an upcoming visit to Bahrain by thenewly appointed Governor-General of India Archibald Wavell, 1st EarlWavell, and his request to view a selection of pearls. The correspondents arethe India Office and the Political Resident, Persian Gulf.
Ext 5821/43 'General Hurley's mission to Persia and China'
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This file contains papers that discuss the visit by American President Roosevelt, and General Patrick Jay Hurley to Afghanistan, Persia, as part of a broader trip to China and the 'Eastern Theatre' of the Second World War. The papers primarily consist of British intelligence reports on the exchan...
Ext 6195/43 'Cotton piece goods for Arab Sheikdoms'
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The file contains correspondence regarding a potential decrease in the quota of cotton piece goods from India allocated for purchase by the Arab Sheikhdoms, based on a reduction in orders. The correspondents are: India Office; Political Resident, Persian Gulf; Government of India.
Ext 6421/43 'Air passengers visas for landing in any Arab state'
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This file contains papers relating to visa requirements for air passengers transiting through Arab states, which include the principalities of the Persian Gulf. The majority of the papers are exchanges detailing the visa requirements of passengers travelling between south, east, and southeast Asi...
Ext 6470/43 'Stores from Australia for Bahrain Petroleum Company'
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Thefile contains a request from the Political Agent, Bahrain, that the Middle EastSupply Centre grant an exemption on import licence requirements to the BahrainPetroleum Company, in order to facilitate the importing of supplies fromAustralia.
Ext 6626/43 'Mrs H B Sinclair: request for passages to Persia'
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The file contains correspondence regarding a request by Margaret Sinclair for assistance in obtaining a permit to travel to Persia with her daughter to join her husband HB Sinclair, a former Vice-Consul at Bushire. Other than Mrs Sinclair, the primary correspondent is the India Office.