1. IOR/R/12/1-114 Reference (shelfmark): IOR/R/12/1-114 Title: Main series 1930-1940 Scope & Content: Secret and confidential subject files Collection Area: India Office Records and Private Papers Languages: English Date Range: 1930-1940 Extent: 121 files
2. IOR/R/12/115-158 Reference (shelfmark): IOR/R/12/115-158 Title: Main series 1941-1947 Scope & Content: Separate series of secret and confidential files. Collection Area: India Office Records and Private Papers Languages: English Date Range: 1941-1947 Extent: 44 files
3. IOR/R/12/159-162 Reference (shelfmark): IOR/R/12/159-162 Title: Confidential series 1941-1942 Scope & Content: Special confidential files separate from the main series. Majority of the files in this series had been destroyed which explains the gaps within the original numbering sequence. Collection Area: India Office Records and Private Papers Languages: English Date Range: 1941-1942 Extent: 4 files
4. IOR/R/12/163-170 Reference (shelfmark): IOR/R/12/163-170 Title: Secret files on foreign relations of Afghanistan 1943-1947 Scope & Content: Contains only a few surviving records on foreign legations in Afghanistan and other matters of international interest. Collection Area: India Office Records and Private Papers Languages: English Date Range: 1943-1947 Extent: 8 files
5. IOR/R/12/171-173 Reference (shelfmark): IOR/R/12/171-173 Title: Financial files 1945-1946 Scope & Content: Most of the financial files were destroyed. The only survivors in this series include records concerning foreign property in Afghanistan. Collection Area: India Office Records and Private Papers Languages: English Date Range: 1945-1946 Extent: 3 files
6. IOR/R/12/174 (Series) Reference (shelfmark): IOR/R/12/174 (Series) Title: Propaganda file Scope & Content: Contains the only surviving file from a much larger series of propaganda and publicity material. Collection Area: India Office Records and Private Papers Languages: English Date Range: 1945 Extent: 1 file
7. IOR/R/12/175-176 Reference (shelfmark): IOR/R/12/175-176 Title: BLK' files - matters arising from Partition, 1947 Scope & Content: Files on the reorganisation and change of function of the Legation following the Indian Independence and the partition of India and Pakistan. Collection Area: India Office Records and Private Papers Languages: English Date Range: 1947 Extent: 3 files
8. IOR/R/12/177-178 Reference (shelfmark): IOR/R/12/177-178 Title: CR' files, 1944-1948 Scope & Content: Files on frontier matters. Collection Area: India Office Records and Private Papers Languages: English Date Range: 1944-1948 Extent: 2 files
9. IOR/R/12/179-188 Reference (shelfmark): IOR/R/12/179-188 Title: Registry files, 1943-1948 Scope & Content: Lists of disposed files. Collection Area: India Office Records and Private Papers Languages: English Date Range: 1943-1948 Extent: 10 files
10. IOR/R/12/189-190 Reference (shelfmark): IOR/R/12/189-190 Title: Miscellaneous files, 1930-1940 Scope & Content: Two files that have been left out from the main files in the 1930-1940's series, on the subject of external affairs of Afghanistan. Collection Area: India Office Records and Private Papers Languages: English Date Range: 1930-1940 Extent: 2 files