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771. IOR/R/15/2/459, f 65

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/459, f 65
Title:
Sketch of Doha and the proposed site of Decca station
Scope & Content:
Distinctive Features: Shows Doha and the nearby area, including the proposed site of Decca station. Enclosed is a letter from the General Manager of Bahrain Petroleum Company Limited requesting to the Sheikh of Qatar the lease of the land for an electronic survey Station, on 22 May 1949 (IOR/R...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1949?
Extent:
1 map sheet

772. IOR/R/15/2/465, f 111a

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/465, f 111a
Title:
Sketch map indicating the Petroleum Concessions Limited concession boundary and the route taken by an Arabian-American Oil Company survey party
Scope & Content:
The sketch map accompanies a letter sent by Basil Henry le Riolet Lermitte of Petroleum Concessions Limited (PCL) to the Political Agent at Bahrain, dated 7 March 1949 (f 104), which relates to an incident in which an Arabian American Oil Company (Aramco) survey party travelled into PCL’s conces...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
7 Mar 1949
Extent:
1 sketch map

773. IOR/R/15/2/465, f 169

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/465, f 169
Title:
‘Sketch illustrating S.E. frontier of Saudi Arabia’
Scope & Content:
The map is a facsimile of a sketch map showing the eastern half of the Arabian peninsula, and indicating: with a solid line, the boundary claimed by Saudi Arabia; in a short-dashed black line, the Ottoman (Turkish) boundary (1913-14); and in a long-dashed line, the boundary offered by the British...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1948
Extent:
1 facsimile sketch map

774. IOR/R/15/2/465, f 179

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/465, f 179
Title:
Map indicating boundary lines between Saudi Arabia and Qatar
Scope & Content:
The map accompanies a printed confidential memorandum entitled ‘The South-Eastern Frontiers of Saudi Arabia [with maps]’, produced by the Eastern Department of the Foreign Office, dated 30 June 1940. It shows the southern half of the Qatar Peninsula and the adjoining mainland, and indicates nume...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1940
Extent:

1 map

775. IOR/R/15/2/465, f 180

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/465, f 180
Title:
Map indicating frontiers of south-eastern Saudi Arabia
Scope & Content:
The map accompanies a printed confidential memorandum entitled ‘The South-Eastern Frontiers of Saudi Arabia [with maps]’, produced by the Eastern Department of the Foreign Office, dated 30 June 1940. It shows the eastern half of the Arabian Peninsula, dominated by the ‘Ruba-Al-Khali’ [Rub’ al Kh...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1940
Extent:
1 map

776. IOR/R/15/2/517, f 62

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/517, f 62
Title:
Map showing the area and situation of the civil aircraft landing ground on Muharraq Island
Scope & Content:
The map shows Muhurraq Island, and the causeway linking Muharraq to Manama. Also shown are principal roads, tracks, buildings (including the Political Agency in Manana), islands, and the location of several underwater freshwater springs. A rectangle on Muharraq Island indicates the area specifie...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1937
Extent:
1 map

777. IOR/R/15/2/517, f 124

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/517, f 124
Title:
Map of flying boat facilities at Manama, Bahrain
Scope & Content:
The map shows the north east area of the Bahrain islands, focusing on the waters between Manama town and Muharraq Island. The coastlines are drawn as black line, with key flying boat base features (moorings, alighting area, pier, proposed site for passenger shelter) indicated in red ink.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1937
Extent:
1 map

778. IOR/R/15/2/532, f 3

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/532, f 3
Title:
Plan of RAF Station Sharjah
Scope & Content:
Copy of a plan of the aerodrome at Sharjah, originally enclosed with a letter from the Political Residency to the Bahrain Political Agent, dated 7 May 1949 (f 104). Copy of a plan of the Royal Air Force (RAF) Station at Sharjah. Individual buildings and areas are identified and numbered within t...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1949
Extent:
1 map

779. IOR/R/15/2/532, f 4

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/532, f 4
Title:
Plan of air station at Sharjah
Scope & Content:
Copy of a plan of the aerodrome at Sharjah, originally enclosed with a letter from the Political Residency to the Bahrain Political Agent, dated 7 May 1949 (f 104). The map has been traced or reproduced from the map of the RAF station at folio 3, although this map is entitled ‘Sharjah’ instead o...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1949
Extent:
1 map

780. IOR/R/15/2/557, f 87

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/557, f 87
Title:
'C.S. 'LADY DENISON PENDER' BAHREIN SHORE END'
Scope & Content:
Tracing showing Bahrain side of Bushire-Bahrain submarine cable, route of cable shown with thick white line. Longtitute and Latitude markings given for locations on the cable's route including Khaseifa Island and Ras Zarwan light. The sounding depth of the cable also given. Bahrein Harbour al...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
13 Nov 1935
Extent:
1 tracing