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Project / Collection Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme Name RAF, Iraq Command, 1921-1932 Digitised Content Yes (available)

1. IOR/L/PS/12/3653

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3653
Title:
Coll 29/77 'Appointment of an RAF Liaison Officer for the Persian Gulf, with headquarters at Bahrain'
Scope & Content:
The file concerns the proposed appointment of a Royal Air Force (RAF) Liaison Officer for the Persian Gulf, with headquarters at Bahrain, 1935-1937. The file is composed of correspondence between the Air Ministry, the Political Residency in the Persian Gulf, and the Air Headquarters for the Bri...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
9 Aug 1929-27 Feb 1937
Extent:
1 file (27 folios)

2. IOR/R/15/2/294

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/294
Title:
File 8/5 Monthly Intelligence Summaries, Iraq
Scope & Content:
The volume contains monthly Royal Air Force (RAF) intelligence summaries from Air Headquarters, British Forces in Iraq, Hinaidi, Iraq, for the period between January and June 1935. Each report is divided into sections that relate to a particular country of the region, as follows: Iraq, Turkey, ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Jan 1935-Jun 1935
Extent:
1 volume (130 folios)

3. IOR/R/15/2/1676

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1676
Title:
File 21/4 Aerodrome at Bahrein [Bahrain] and Royal Air Force Landing Ground
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence relating to the Royal Air Force (RAF) aerodrome and landing ground at Manama and Muharraq, respectively. The correspondence is mostly between the Political Agency at Bahrain, the Office of the Adviser to the Government of Bahrain, Air Officer Commanding and the C...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
20 Aug 1927-26 Jul 1939
Extent:
1 file (271 folios)

4. IOR/R/15/5/96

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/96
Title:
'1/C III. Miscellaneous.'
Scope & Content:
The volume comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, and notes, relating to a large number of miscellaneous topics: The discussion in the volume relates to the following topics: Expulsion of Hafidh Wahba from Bahrain, 1922. Proposals to reduce Gulf establishment, 1922. Rumours...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
28 Dec 1921-2 Jan 1924
Extent:
1 volume (313 folios)

5. IOR/R/15/5/97

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/97
Title:
'1/C Volume IV Miscellaneous'
Scope & Content:
The volume comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, and notes, relating to a variety of miscellaneous topics in the period December 1923 to July 1924. The principal topics discussed are: A proposal to replace the Iraq Post Office in Kuwait, 1924. Purchase of land in Iraq by ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
7 Dec 1923-22 Jul 1924
Extent:
1 volume (312 folios)

6. IOR/R/15/5/107

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/107
Title:
[Un-numbered file] 'Correspondence of RAF Special Service Officer, Kuwait (Cpt De Gaury)'
Scope & Content:
The volume comprises the correspondence, signals, expenditure accounts and message notes of RAF Special Service Officer, Kuwait (Captain Gerald Simpson Hillairet Rutland Vere de Gaury) during the period 4 February to 2 May 1928. The discussion in the volume relates to his involvement in intell...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
4 Feb 1928-2 May 1928
Extent:
1 volume (133 folios)

7. IOR/R/15/5/277

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/277
Title:
File 6/3 Survey of Kuwait and Neutral Zone by the Royal Air Force (also by American Navy)
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence between the Political Agent in Kuwait, and British Authorities in London and Iraq regarding the aerial survey of the Neutral Zone that lies between the Kuwaiti-Iraqi and Saudi Arabian borders. Several papers discuss concerns held by Saudi authorities that aerial ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
1 Mar 1930-9 Nov 1949
Extent:
1 file (161 folios)

8. IOR/R/15/5/278

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/278
Title:
File 6/4 Correspondence with Air Headquarters, Baghdad, and other RAF officers in Iraq
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence between the Political Agent in Kuwait and various Royal Air Force commanders and authorities, primarily those stationed in Iraq. The latter half of the file pertains to mainly to wartime logistical and rescue operations. Other topics include the salvaging of sunk...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2 Apr 1929-31 Oct 1943
Extent:
1 file (259 folios)

9. IOR/R/15/5/279

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/279
Title:
File 6/6 Proposal to post a Special Service Officer in the Gulf; appointment of Air Liaison Officer
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence pertaining to the possible appointment of a Special Service Officer. The papers detail the officer's responsibilities and also provide an overview of the political and administrative context in which the appointment was being sought by the various correspondents ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
24 Jul 1929-4 Sep 1946
Extent:
1 file (68 folios)

10. IOR/R/15/5/280

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/280
Title:
File 6/7 I Kuwait landing ground
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence between the Political Agency in Kuwait, the British Air Ministry and RAF Command in Iraq regarding the construction of a landing ground for aircraft in Kuwait. Proposals on costs of construction, potentially appropriate locations, and licensing matters are variou...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
1 Jan 1929-21 Sep 1939
Extent:
1 file (258 folios)