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Project / Collection Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme Container Reference (shelfmark) IOR/L/PS/12/2171-2221 Name War Office, 1857-1964

1. IOR/L/PS/12/2173

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/2173
Title:
Coll 7/4 'Afghanistan: purchase of arms from Great Britain'
Scope & Content:
The volume contains correspondence regarding the purchase by the Afghan Government of arms, ammunition and explosives from a number of sources, including the War Office and British and French firms. It includes communications between British officials (HM Minister in Kabul and the Foreign Offic...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2 Jan 1930-19 Feb 1935
Extent:
1 volume (568 folios)

2. IOR/L/PS/12/2184

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/2184
Title:
Coll 7/16 'Policy of HMG re: disposal of arms to foreign countries'
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence, minutes and memoranda regarding the policy of the British Government towards the sale of surplus war material to foreign countries, in light of the Cabinet decision to prohibit sales (29 October 1930) and the British Defence Rearmament Programme. The India Offi...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
4 Nov 1929-9 May 1938
Extent:
1 file (100 folios)

3. 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)

4. IOR/L/PS/12/2191

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/2191
Title:
Coll 7/23 'Afghanistan: sale of 5000 rifles with 3 million rounds of ammunition to the Afghan Government by the Government of India, 1935'
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence and minutes regarding requests by the Afghan Government for arms, ammunition and aircraft to be supplied by either the British or Indian Governments. The material predominantly consists of telegrams sent to the India Office by HM Minister at Kabul (William Kerr F...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
23 Apr 1934-13 Jul 1938
Extent:
1 file (338 folios)

5. IOR/L/PS/12/2192

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/2192
Title:
Coll 7/24 'Arabia: supply of munitions of war to King Ibn Saud and Imam of Yemen'
Scope & Content:
The file consists of correspondence regarding the supply of arms and ammunition to Ibn Sa'ūd and the Imam of Yemen, in the context of the British policy not to favour either side in their territorial dispute. The principal correspondents are the India Office, the War Office, the Foreign Office, ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
29 Nov 1933-24 Sep 1936
Extent:
1 file (56 folios)

6. IOR/L/PS/12/2196

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/2196
Title:
Coll 7/28 'Nepal: scheme for installation of cartridge-making plant; supply of Martini-Henry ammunition, Vickers-Barthier guns, gas masks, etc to Nepalese government'
Scope & Content:
Correspondence regarding requests for arms, ammunition and related materials and machinery from the Government of Nepal. The following topics are discussed: the Government of Nepal's wish to construct a cartridge (ammunition) factory, and related requests for technical advice from the Woolwich A...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
10 Jan 1934-17 Dec 1945
Extent:
1 file (230 folios)

7. IOR/L/PS/12/2203

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/2203
Title:
Coll 7/36 'Afghanistan: sale of 1914 pattern rifles to the Afghan government; incidence of liability between Indian and Imperial revenues'
Scope & Content:
This file is a continuation of Collection 7/23, reference IOR/L/PS/12/2191. It contains correspondence between the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, the Secretary of State for India, HM Minister at Kabul, the War Office, the Government of India Foreign and Political Department, and the Ind...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
13 Jul 1935-3 Mar 1939
Extent:
1 file (270 folios)

8. IOR/L/PS/12/2204

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/2204
Title:
Coll 7/37 'Afghanistan: sale of 25,000 1914 pattern rifles from War Office stocks and 7 million rounds of ammunition from Government of India stocks; negotiations with Afghan Government'
Scope & Content:
This file is a continuation of Collection 7/36, reference IOR/L/PS/12/2203.It contains correspondence between the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, the Secretary of State for India, HM Minister at Kabul, the War Office, the Government of India Foreign and Political (later External Affairs)...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
13 Jul 1935-28 Mar 1941
Extent:
1 file (598 folios)

9. IOR/L/PS/12/2206

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/2206
Title:
Coll 7/38 'Arms, Ammunition & Arms Traffic. Issue of licences for the export of arms to Persian Gulf.'
Scope & Content:
Correspondence regarding applications for permission to import arms, ammunition, industrial explosives and related equipment into Bahrain, Kuwait and Qatar. The primary correspondents are the Under Secretary of State for India, the Board of Trade Imports and Exports Licensing Section, the War Of...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
3 Oct 1935-7 Apr 1948
Extent:
1 file (352 folios)

10. IOR/L/PS/12/2211

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/2211
Title:
Coll 7/41 'Disposal of arms and ammunition stored in HM Consulates abroad'
Scope & Content:
Correspondence regarding the disposal of small arms and ammunition from the Consulate-General at Addis Ababa [Ādīs Ābeba]. The correspondents are the Foreign Office, the War Office, and the Acting Consul-General (Alexander Knox Helm). A list of the arms and ammunition can be found at folios 16-...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
13 Oct 1937-28 Oct 1937
Extent:
1 file (16 folios)