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2231. IOR/L/PS/12/2212

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/2212
Title:
Coll 7/42 'Persian Gulf: arms smuggling from Koweit [Kuwait] into Iraq'
Scope & Content:
Correspondence regarding allegations made by the Iraqi authorities that arms and ammunition are being smuggled into Iraq from Koweit [Kuwait]. The principal correspondents are: HM Ambassador at Baghdad (Archibald Clark Kerr, later Maurice Peterson); the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf (Tr...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
7 Dec 1936-23 Mar 1939
Extent:
1 file (117 folios)

2232. IOR/L/PS/12/2213

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/2213
Title:
Coll 7/43 'Ammunition required for Swat state'
Scope & Content:
Correspondence regarding requests made by the Wali of the Princely State of Swat [Swāt] to import arms and ammunition, in 1938-1939 and 1945-1947. The file contains details of requests made through various Karachi agents to Imperial Chemical Industries Limited, and includes a number of Export Li...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
15 Apr 1938-18 Jan 1947
Extent:
1 file (38 folios)

2233. IOR/L/PS/12/2214

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/2214
Title:
Coll 7/44 'Arabia: supply of arms and ammunition to Saudi Arabia from United Kingdom'
Scope & Content:
The file opens with correspondence regarding enquiries by the Saudi Government into the purchase of cartridge-manufacturing equipment from the firm Greenwood and Batley Limited, and arms and ammunition from the War Office. The principal correspondents are the Foreign Office, the FO Export Credit...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17 Apr 1939-12 May 1941
Extent:
1 file (139 folios)

2234. IOR/L/PS/12/2215

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/2215
Title:
Coll 7/45 'Arabia: question of supply of arms, etc., to King of Yemen from UK'
Scope & Content:
Papers regarding requests received from the King of Yemen for assistance in fortifying Sheikh Said [Ra's Shaykh Sa'īd] and securing Yemen against foreign aggression. The King was concerned over French claims to Perim Island [Jazīrat Mayyūn] and Sheikh Said, and was seeking anti-aircraft and gas ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
19 May 1939-5 Feb 1940
Extent:
1 file (73 folios)

2235. IOR/L/PS/12/2216

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/2216
Title:
Coll 7/46 'Activities of C S Collier'
Scope & Content:
Papers relating to the activities of Charles St John Collier (1880-1944) in Afghanistan. The file primarily comprises correspondence between the India Office, the Foreign Office, and HM Minister Kabul, on the following topics: Collier's arrival in Jedda en route to Afghanistan, where he intended...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
27 Jan 1940-13 Jan 1941
Extent:
1 file (56 folios)

2236. IOR/L/PS/12/2218

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/2218
Title:
Coll 7/48 'Afghanistan: Col. Lancaster's suggestion re military equipment and training for Afghan Army; supply of military equipment'
Scope & Content:
The file contains papers regarding the supply of arms, military equipment and training to Afghan Forces, and is a continuation of the discussion following the Afghan Military Mission to India, documented in IOR/L/PS/12/2217. The principal correspondents are: the Government of India External Affa...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
12 Jun 1945-2 Feb 1948
Extent:
1 file (225 folios)

2237. IOR/L/PS/12/2219

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/2219
Title:
Coll 7/48A 'Afghanistan: sale of surplus American military equipment to'
Scope & Content:
Correspondence between the Government of India External Affairs Department, the India Office Political Department, and HM Legation Kabul, regarding approaches made by the Afghan Government to purchase military and civil equipment from American surplus stock. The correspondence includes discussio...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
5 Oct 1945-12 Nov 1945
Extent:
1 file (21 folios)

2238. IOR/L/PS/12/2220

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/2220
Title:
Coll 7/49 'Supplies of arms and ammunition to Pakistan'
Scope & Content:
Correspondence regarding approaches by the Government of Pakistan to obtain loans and military equipment from France and the United States. The correspondence also discusses the policy of HMG towards supplying Pakistan and Hyderabad with arms. The primary correspondents are the India Office War...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1 Nov 1947-9 Jan 1948
Extent:
1 file (12 folios)

2239. IOR/L/PS/12/2221

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/2221
Title:
Coll 7/50 'Supply of war material to Burma'
Scope & Content:
Copy telegram sent by HM Legation Rangoon [Yangon] to HM High Commissioner, New Delhi, regarding a meeting with the Burmese Minister for Foreign Affairs, and requests for military equipment to deal with possible communist insurrections.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
8 Apr 1948-10 Apr 1948
Extent:
1 file (5 folios)

2240. IOR/L/PS/12/2762

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/2762
Title:
Coll 15/1 'Egypt Affairs: General Situation 1931; Anglo-Egyptian Treaty, 1936'
Scope & Content:
The file comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence and government printed papers. On the front of the file is written in red ink 'Secret Cupboard'. The correspondence concerns the general situation in Egypt in the periods 1931-1937 and 1945-1947. Correspondence also discusses the issues r...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
15 May 1931-10 Dec 1947
Extent:
1 file (246 folios)

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