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1. IOR/L/PS/12/446

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/446
Title:
PZ 6556/40 'Hawking of Sterling Notes in the Middle East.'
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence between the British Consul General, Beirut, the British Ambassador to Iraq, the Foreign Office and the Treasury, regarding the smuggling of Sterling notes into the Middle East, and possible ways to end the practice.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
6 Dec 1940-5 Feb 1941
Extent:
1 file (4 folios)

2. IOR/L/PS/12/787

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/787
Title:
Ext 329/43(1) ‘SUPPLY OF SUGAR TO PERSIAN GULF STATES’
Scope & Content:
The file is concerned with replacing sugar previously obtained by the Persian Gulf States (Bahrain, Kuwait, Muscat, and the Trucial Coast) from India with sugar supplied from the United Kingdom; sugar production in India and Pakistan had fallen following the end of the Second World War (1939-194...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
28 Oct 1947-7 Apr 1949
Extent:
1 file (44 folios)

3. IOR/L/PS/12/296

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/296
Title:
PZ 4501/1939 'Diplomatic & Consular Expenditure: Statements showing expenditure incurred by the Govmt. of India on D. & C. services in Iran & Kuwait during 1936/37.'
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence and papers concerning expenditure on diplomatic and consular services in Iran and the Persian Gulf from 1936 to 1940. It includes correspondence between the India Office and the following: the Foreign Office; the Treasury; the Government of India, External Affa...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
28 Jul 1939-23 Jan 1947
Extent:
1 file (117 folios)

4. IOR/L/PS/12/791

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/791
Title:
Ext 424/43 'Application for Swiss francs to pay for import of watches in Koweit'
Scope & Content:
Thefile consists primarily of letters between the Secretary of State for ForeignAffairs, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf and HM Treasury about a Swissapplication to send watches to Kuwait. The Foreign Exchange Control and theLocal Government accept the Swiss application and the watches are...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
15 Jun 1942-7 Apr 1943
Extent:
1 file (18 folios)

5. IOR/L/PS/12/786

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/786
Title:
Ext 329/43 ‘Shipment of Food to Persian Gulf States’
Scope & Content:
The file is concerned with the supply of food – in the form of cereals and dried fruit – to the Persian Gulf States (Bahrain, Kuwait, Muscat, and the Trucial Coast) and eastern Saudi Arabia, during the Second World War (1939-1945) and its aftermath. This involves correspondence discussing the mi...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
15 Oct 1942-8 Jun 1948
Extent:
1 file (405 folios)