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Project / Collection Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme Container Reference (shelfmark) IOR/L/PS/12/2171-2221 Name Indian Political Service, External Affairs Department, 1937-1947

1. IOR/L/PS/12/2190

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/2190
Title:
Coll 7/22 'Portuguese India: supply of arms and ammunition by British India'
Scope & Content:
The file contains requests made by the Government of Portuguese India for arms and accessories, ammunition, gas masks, and telephonic equipment, to be supplied from Government of India surplus war material. Copies of the outgoing responses from the Government of India Foreign and Political- and ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
28 Jan 1934-21 Jun 1940
Extent:
1 file (66 folios)

2. IOR/L/PS/12/2205

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/2205
Title:
Coll 7/37(2) 'Afghanistan: sale of rifles from War Office stocks, and ammunition from Government of India stocks, to Afghan Government'
Scope & Content:
This file is a continuation of Collection 7/37, reference IOR/L/PS/12/2204. It contains correspondence between HM Minister at Kabul, the Government of India External Affairs Department, and the Foreign Office Eastern Department, regarding payments received from the Afghan Government for the supp...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
28 Apr 1941-13 May 1942
Extent:
1 file (19 folios)

3. IOR/L/PS/12/2210

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/2210
Title:
Coll 7/40(1) 'Arms and ammunition for the Persian Army'
Scope & Content:
Correspondence regarding a request to supply the Persian [Iranian] Army with grenades, mortars, pistols, and ammunition, conducted between the Government of India External Affairs Department, the Secretary of State for India, the Director of Army Requirements at the War Office, and the India Off...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
20 Jul 1946-4 Nov 1946
Extent:
1 file (40 folios)

4. 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)

5. 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)

6. IOR/L/PS/12/2217

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/2217
Title:
Coll 7/47 'Afghanistan: supply of arms and equipment to Afghan government: Afghan Military mission to India'
Scope & Content:
Correspondence regarding the possible supply of military aid and training by the Government of India to the Government of Afghanistan, and the broader policy of the Imperial and Indian Governments toward Afghanistan. The file was opened following a request by Mohammed Zahir Shah for arms, ammun...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
15 Apr 1940-6 Jun 1945
Extent:
1 file (330 folios)

7. 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)

8. 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)