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032-000209245 Project / Collection Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme Name AHQ, Iraq, 1941-1955

1. IOR/R/15/5/289

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/289
Title:
File 6/13 RAF miscellaneous and general correspondence
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence and military instructions under the heading of General Routine Orders from the Royal Air Force Command in Iraq and Persia directed to the Political Agency in Kuwait. The papers cover general instructions for military personnel in the region, as well as specific o...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
26 Mar 1943-14 Feb 1949
Extent:
1 file (90 folios)

2. IOR/R/15/2/380

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/380
Title:
File 9/36 Contract between Air Headquarters and Gray Mackenzie Limited
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence exchanged between the Political Agent at Bahrain and the Office of the Air Staff Liaison Officer at Bahrain regarding a contract between Air Headquarters Iraq and Gray Mackenzie & Co for embarkation services, landing and shipping service cargo and personnel at...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
12 Apr 1947-3 May 1947
Extent:
1 file (6 folios)

3. IOR/R/15/2/259-293

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/259-293
Title:
File 7 Royal Air Force
Scope & Content:
The files and volumes in the series deal with the activities of the Royal Air Force (RAF), and to a lesser extent Imperial Airways/British Overseas Airways Corporation, in the Gulf, before, during and after the Second World War. The principal correspondents in the files are the numerous incumben...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
1929-1950
Extent:
35 files and volumes (3,171 folios)

4. IOR/R/15/6/90

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/90
Title:
File 2/15 British Consulate Muscat Masirah and Salalah landing grounds
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence between the Shaikh of Masirah, Khamis bin Hilal Al-Maj‘ali and Sayyid Shihab bin Faysal Al-Bu Sa‘idi regarding the objection of some locals to the erection of the Royal Air Force (RAF) store at Masirah Island. The majority of the correspondence in the file is rel...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
25 Nov 1932-19 Dec 1939
Extent:
1 file (17 folios)

5. IOR/R/15/6/94

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/94
Title:
‘File 2/18 II. AVIATION B. ROYAL AIR FORCE. (3H) R. A. F. Landing Ground at Khor Jarama’
Scope & Content:
The file includes correspondence concerning the British Air Ministry’s request for the installation of a fuel tank at the landing ground at Khor Jarama. The installation contract was given to Khan Bahadur Nasib bin Mahomed and Son, Naval and Landing Contractor. The file also includes corresponde...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
6 Feb 1932-24 Aug 1933
Extent:
1 file (39 folios)

6. IOR/R/15/6/97

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/97
Title:
'File 2/20 II. AVIATION B. ROYAL AIR FORCE. (3J) R.A.F. Landing Ground at Sahar.’
Scope & Content:
The correspondence in the file is related to the construction of the Royal Air Force landing ground at Sohar, Oman. The main correspondents in the file are: the Political Agency, Muscat; the Persian Gulf Residency, Bushire; and the Council of Ministers to the Sultan of Muscat and Oman.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
1 Sep 1929-17 May 1930
Extent:
1 file (15 folios)

7. IOR/R/15/6/96

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/96
Title:
‘File 2/19 II. AVIATION. B. ROYAL AIR FORCE. (3i) R.A.F. Landing Ground at Ras Al Had.’
Scope & Content:
The file includes correspondence in the form of telegrams, letters and memoranda related to the establishment and the later evacuation of the landing ground at Ras Al-Hadd (Also Ras Al-Had). Folios 1 to 19 are all dated 1930, and they include correspondence between the Air Headquarters, Britis...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
21 Apr 1930-3 Sep 1947
Extent:
1 file (112 folios)

8. IOR/R/15/6/106

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/106
Title:
File 2/24 British Consulate Muscat R.A.F. landing ground at Marbat.
Scope & Content:
The correspondence in the file is mainly related to the construction of a new petrol store, a landing ground and a bomb store at Salalah. Upon the request of the Headquarters of the British Forces at Hinaidi, Iraq, the Political Agent at Muscat liaised with the Government of Muscat and Oman for ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
20 Jan 1937-13 Jul 1945
Extent:
1 file (170 folios)

9. IOR/R/15/6/89

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/89
Title:
'File 2/15 II. AVIATION. B. ROYAL AIR FORCE. (3E) R. A. F. Landing Ground at Masirah'
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence in the form of secret and confidential letters, telegrams and reports related to the landing grounds at Salalah and Masirah (also Masira). This correspondence is mainly between the Air Force Headquarters, Iraq; the Political Residency, Bushire; and the Political ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
23 Apr 1930-1 Jan 1936
Extent:
1 file (254 folios)

10. IOR/R/15/2/1205

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1205
Title:
File 6/2 IV Recruits for the Bahrain State Police and supply of Clothing to them
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence between the Political Agent in Bahrain, Adviser to the Government of Bahrain (Charles Dalrymple Belgrave), Inspector General of Police in Poona, Superintendent of Police in Karachi and Tatta Districts, Government of Bombay (Home Department), Political Residency i...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
14 Mar 1939-7 Jul 1945
Extent:
1 file (65 folios)