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Project / Collection Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme Name Commonwealth Relations Office, 1947-1966

81. IOR/L/PS/12/4122

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/4122
Title:
Coll 35/16B 'Post and telegraph arrangements at Gwadur'
Scope & Content:
The file concerns arrangements for the opening of a post and telegraph office at Gwadur [Gwadar, Pakistan], operated by Cable and Wireless, and the telegraph lines between Muscat and Gwadur. The file contains correspondence between the Political Agent at Muscat, the Political Resident in the Pe...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
14 Aug 1947-14 Oct 1949
Extent:
1 file (56 folios)

82. IOR/L/PS/12/4139

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/4139
Title:
Coll 35/29 'Persian Gulf: question of payment to Sultan for telegraph facilities at Muscat'
Scope & Content:
The file concerns telegraphic communications in Muscat. The file contains: Request of Sultan of Muscat for payment of rent from Cable and Wireless Limited for telegraph cables landing in his territory, 1938 Installation of a wireless set at Muscat by Cable and Wireless, 1939 Licences to Cable a...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
27 May 1937-21 Jun 1948
Extent:
1 file (166 folios)

83. IOR/L/PS/12/4161A

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/4161A
Title:
Coll 35/50(1) 'Diplomatic wireless service: transmission of telegrams to UK High Commissioners at New Delhi and Karachi'
Scope & Content:
The file concerns the transmission of telegrams to the UK High Commissioners at New Delhi and Karachi. The file contains correspondence between the UK High Commissioner at New Delhi, the UK High Commissioner at Karachi, the Commonwealth Relations Office, and the Foreign Office.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
24 Jan 1948-5 Apr 1948
Extent:
1 file (12 folios)

84. IOR/L/PS/12/4161B

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/4161B
Title:
Coll 35/50(2) 'Diplomatic wireless: transmitter sets for use by diplomatic representatives'
Scope & Content:
The file concerns the use of wireless transmitters by British diplomatic representatives in India. The file contains correspondence between the High Commissioner for India in London, the Commonwealth Relations Office, and the Foreign Office.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
20 Apr 1948-29 Jun 1948
Extent:
1 file (9 folios)

85. IOR/L/PS/12/4631

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/4631
Title:
Coll 48/1 'Future of India's Foreign relations(as affected by Constitutional Reforms): appointment of Indian representatives to diplomatic posts abroad. Question of future representation in Persia and the Persian Gulf.'
Scope & Content:
The papers (letters, memoranda, and compliments slips) relate to the administrative arrangements for facilitating diplomatic representation for India to follow the envisaged constitutional reform of independence. The correspondence reflects the development of British thinking on the nature of In...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
19 Jun 1945-23 Jun 1948
Extent:
1 file (363 folios)

86. IOR/L/PS/12/4737

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/4737
Title:
Coll 52/10 ‘Pakistan’s Diplomatic Representatives in Persia & the Persian Gulf’
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence in the form of letters and telegrams relating to Pakistan’s diplomatic representatives in Iran. The correspondence covers the following diplomatic issues: The appointment of Mr Ghazanfar Ali Khan [Ghazanfar ‘Alī Khān] as Ambassador of Pakistan to Iran, followed by...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
15 May 1948-10 Dec 1949
Extent:
1 file (55 folios)

87. IOR/L/PS/12/4756

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/4756
Title:
Coll 54/1(S) 'Middle East (Official) Committee: Reconstruction'
Scope & Content:
The file contains papers relating to the Middle East (Official) Committee. It consists of: papers circulated to members of the Committee, received by the External Department of the Commonwealth Relations Office (CRO); a few items of CRO correspondence with the Foreign Office, the Cabinet Office,...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
20 Mar 1949-13 Dec 1949
Extent:
1 file (468 folios)

88. IOR/L/PS/12/4759

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/4759
Title:
Coll 54/3 'Middle East (Official) Committee Working Party. Country by Country Studies'
Scope & Content:
The file contains: Middle East (Official) Committee Working Party papers received by the External Department of the Commonwealth Relations Office (CRO); and a register of the papers received (found at the back of the file), with very brief internal notes between Robert (William Doughty) Fowler a...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
7 May 1949-23 Jun 1949
Extent:
1 file (90 folios)

89. IOR/R/15/2/1629

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1629
Title:
File 17/28 Government Motor Vehicles for Agency
Scope & Content:
This file documents the purchase and supply of two official vehicles for the Bahrain Political Agency: a Humber Super Snipe Saloon and an Austin Sixteen Shooting Brake. Near the beginning of the file the Political Agent states a preference for Humber models as the Agency's official cars (specifi...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
28 Sep 1946-8 Nov 1950
Extent:
1 file (126 folios)

90. IOR/R/15/5/174

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/174
Title:
File 3/4 Relations with Persia
Scope & Content:
This file concerns Britain's relations with Persia (also referred to as Iran in some of the correspondence). It includes the following: cases of Persian customs authorities reportedly inhibiting (and in some cases preventing altogether) the passage of persons travelling between Persia and Kuwait...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
31 Dec 1928-20 Aug 1949
Extent:
1 file (135 folios)