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037-000554997 Project / Collection Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme Name British Council, 1934-

1. IOR/L/PS/12/1178

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/1178
Title:
Ext 7312/46 'List of Officials in the Middle East Dept of the British Council'
Scope & Content:
The file contains a letter from the British Council to the India Office listing the officials in the Council’s Middle East Department.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
21 Oct 1946-23 Oct 1946
Extent:
1 file (2 folios)

2. IOR/L/PS/12/931

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/931
Title:
Ext 3323/44 'Sunni Moslem teachers for Saudi Arabia'
Scope & Content:
This file contains papers that discuss to find suitable school teachers to work in Saudi Arabia at the request of the Saudi Government. The papers indicate that these efforts were conducted with the help of the British Council, which looked into finding possible candidates in both Sudan and India...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
30 Jun 1944-30 May 1945
Extent:
1 file (26 folios)

3. IOR/L/PS/12/1221

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/1221
Title:
Ext 2814/47 'O'Shea's book, The Sand Kings of Oman'
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence regarding the publication and circulation of The Sand Kings of Oman, authored in 1947 by former RAF Officer Raymond O'Shea, and the content of which had drawn criticism. The main correspondents are the British Council, the Political Residency in Bahrain and Shai...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
12 Nov 1947-12 Jan 1948
Extent:
1 file (6 folios)

4. IOR/L/PS/12/781

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/781
Title:
Ext 7118/42 'Introduction to English for Persian Speakers by Col Yakub Khan'
Scope & Content:
The file contains a request from the British Council for copies of Introduction to English for Persian Speakers, written by Codrington with Colonel Yakub Khan, to be sent to London. The British Ministry in Kabul informs the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and the India Office, that Colone...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
23 Dec 1942-14 Jan 1943
Extent:
1 file (8 folios)

5. IOR/L/PS/12/1219

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/1219
Title:
Ext 2497/47 'Education of the Shaikh Hamad of Bahrain'
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence regarding the education of Shaikh Hamad bin Mohammed bin Isa of Bahrain, and the extension of his studies either in the United States or in the United Kingdom. Related matters of discussion include the following: permission for Shaikh Hamad to study abroad, gra...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
21 Oct 1947-6 Feb 1948
Extent:
1 file (25 folios)

6. IOR/L/PS/12/267

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/267
Title:
PZ 7971/1938 'Portugal - Exhibition in 1939-40. Portugal desires to borrow from Muscat certain exhibits.'
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence relating to the celebrations to be held in Portugal in 1939 and 1940 of the eighth centenary of the foundation of the Portuguese Nation and the third centenary of the re-establishment of Portuguese independence. It mainly consists of copies sent to the India Of...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
1 Dec 1938-15 Dec 1939
Extent:
1 file (53 folios)