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Project / Collection Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme Subject Civil defence Name Defence Officer, Persian Gulf, 1939-1943

1. IOR/R/15/2/651

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/651
Title:
‘File 28/1 War – Miscellaneous’
Scope & Content:
The file contains copies of correspondence on a range of subjects associated both directly and indirectly with events and the impact of the Second World War. Key correspondents in the file include: the Political Agent at Bahrain (Hugh Weightman; Major Reginald George Evelin William Alban; Edward...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
6 Jun 1939-7 Jul 1943
Extent:
1 file (185 folios)

2. IOR/R/15/2/655

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/655
Title:
‘File 28/1 D Local Volunteer Defence Force. British N.C.O. Instructors for Defence Force’
Scope & Content:
The file comprises copies of correspondence and other papers relating to the institution, running and disbandment of the Bahrain Local Defence Volunteers (LDV), as well as Air Raid Precautions (ARP) being taken in Bahrain. Key correspondents in the file include the Political Agent in Bahrain (Hu...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
12 Feb 1940-19 Mar 1942
Extent:
1 file (104 folios)

3. IOR/R/15/2/656

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/656
Title:
‘File 28/1 E Defence Officer, Persian Gulf. Station Commander Bahrain’
Scope & Content:
The file comprises copies of correspondence and other papers relating to the recruitment, particulars and activities of a Defence Officer for the Persian Gulf. Key correspondents in the file include the Political Agent in Bahrain (Hugh Weightman; Major Reginald George Evelin William Alban) and t...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
16 Nov 1939-10 May 1944
Extent:
1 file (148 folios)

4. IOR/R/15/2/657

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/657
Title:
‘File 28/1 G Bahrain Special Police’
Scope & Content:
The file comprises copies of correspondence relating to the day-to-day organisation of the Bahrain Special Police, occasionally referred to as the Bahrain Defence Force, including arrangements for recruitment, training, pay, provisions, expenses, etc. The principal correspondents in the file are...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
12 Nov 1939-27 Sep 1945
Extent:
1 file (130 folios)

5. IOR/R/15/2/699

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/699
Title:
‘File 28/13 Black out and A.R.P. [Air Raid Precaution] measures in Bahrain’
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence, copies of official notices and regulations, and other papers, relating to air raid precautions and passive air defence measures taken in Bahrain throughout the Second World War. The principal correspondents in the file are: the Political Agent in Bahrain (Major ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
4 May 1940-22 Nov 1944
Extent:
1 file (314 folios)