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1. IOR/R/15/1/238

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/238
Title:
File 13/276 I & II (B 61 & 67) Locust Campaign Arab Side
Scope & Content:
This file consists of several telegrams and a letter relating to the proposal and planning of locust reconnaissance trips in southern Arabia, as part of a wider Middle East Supply Centre (MESC) effort to prevent food shortages caused by locust swarms in the region. The correspondence is between ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
5 Apr 1945-4 Jun 1945
Extent:
1 file (8 folios)

2. IOR/R/15/1/379

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/379
Title:
File 22/16 II (A66) Gwadur
Scope & Content:
The file covers political, economic and general matters at Gwadar (which is referred to throughout as ‘Gwadur’). The file includes Annual Report of the British Agency, Gwadar for the year 1928, written by the British Agent, M Waris Ali, which includes sections on ancient history; area and popula...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
11 May 1929-13 Jun 1932
Extent:
1 volume (188 folios)

3. IOR/R/15/1/582

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/582
Title:
File 61/14 VI (D 50) Relations between Nejd and Iraq
Scope & Content:
The volume consists of letters, telegrams, and reports relating to affairs between the British Mandate of Iraq and the Kingdom of Najd. The majority of the correspondence is between Leo Amery, Secretary of State for the Colonies, Austen Chamberlain, Foreign Secretary (both in London), Henry Dobb...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
31 Mar 1928-29 Jul 1928
Extent:
1 volume (413 folios)

4. IOR/R/15/2/732

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/732
Title:
‘File 28/38 Troop movements’
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence, instructions and other papers relating to: troop numbers in Bahrain; troop movements through the Gulf into and out of Bahrain; military movements and military transportation in the wider region; Ministry of War Transport operations at Bahrain. Principal correspo...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
30 Jun 1942-24 Jun 1946
Extent:
1 file (107 folios)

5. IOR/R/15/2/1542

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1542
Title:
‘File 16/37 Miscellaneous. Monthly reports of locust occurrences in Bahrain– Submission of–’
Scope & Content:
Correspondence, reports and other papers relating to the occurrence of locust swarms on the Arab coast of the Persian Gulf. The file chiefly comprises copies of monthly reports of locust occurrences at Bahrain and on the Trucial Coast, submitted by the Political Agency in Bahrain, at the request...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
20 Jun 1933-2 Jan 1945
Extent:
1 file (304 folios)

6. IOR/R/15/2/1543

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1543
Title:
‘File 16/37 Report regarding Locust situation in Bahrain – Monthly Reports’
Scope & Content:
Reports and papers relating to the occurrence of locust swarms on the Arab coast of the Persian Gulf. The file chiefly comprises copies of monthly reports of locust occurrences at Bahrain and on the Trucial Coast, submitted by the Political Agency in Bahrain, at the request of the Imperial Counc...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1 Feb 1945-6 Apr 1948
Extent:
1 file (46 folios)

7. IOR/R/15/2/1544

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1544
Title:
‘File 16/37A-I Anti-Locust Measures’
Scope & Content:
Correspondence, reports and other papers relating to efforts, undertaken by representatives of the Middle East Anti-Locust Unit (MEALU), to control desert locusts (first reported in western India in August 1942 (f 3)) along the Arab coast between Bahrain and Oman. The principal correspondents in...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
31 Aug 1942-18 May 1943
Extent:
1 file (448 folios)

8. IOR/R/15/2/1545

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1545
Title:
‘File 16/37 A II Anti Locust Measures’
Scope & Content:
Correspondence, reports and other papers relating to locust-control campaigns taking place on the Arabian peninsula and in southern Persia [Iran] between May 1943 and September 1944. The file is a direct chronological continuation of ‘File 16/37A-I Anti-Locust Measures’ (IOR/R/15/2/1544). The pr...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
16 May 1943-24 Apr 1952
Extent:
1 file (440 folios)

9. IOR/R/15/2/1739

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1739
Title:
File 28/44 Locust Survey Officer
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence between the Bahrain Petroleum Company Limited (BAPCO) representatives, the Political Agents at Bahrain, Kuwait, Sharjah, the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf and various suppliers on arrangements and statement of accounts for a Desert Locust Survey. At the b...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
16 Jul 1948-10 Dec 1950
Extent:
1 file (94 folios)

10. IOR/R/15/2/1741

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1741
Title:
File 28/63 A Anti-locust work: routine correspondence
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence between the Political Agents at Bahrain and Sharjah, the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, the Government of India at New Delhi, Gray, Mackenzie & Co. Ltd. and other suppliers, on arrangements and expenditures for sending an anti-locust delegation from ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
14 Dec 1944-3 Jul 1949
Extent:
1 file (265 folios)