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1. IOR/L/MIL/17/5/3301

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/MIL/17/5/3301
Title:
‘WAR DIARY. ARMY HEADQUARTERS, INDIA. […] I.E.F. “D”. Volume 47. PART I. (From 1st to 15th June 1918).’
Scope & Content:
The volume contains a chronological list of brief summaries of papers relating to the activities of the Indian Expeditionary Force D (also known as the Mesopotamia Expeditionary Force) between 1 and 15 June 1918. This is accompanied by appendices containing copies and extracts of these papers, w...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
20 Apr 1918-15 Jun 1918
Extent:
1 volume (343 folios)

2. IOR/L/MIL/17/5/3325

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/MIL/17/5/3325
Title:
‘WAR DIARY. ARMY HEADQUARTERS, INDIA. […] I.E.F. “D”. Volume 61. (From 1st to 31st August 1919).’
Scope & Content:
The volume contains a chronological list of brief summaries of papers relating to the activities of the Indian Expeditionary Force D (also known as the Mesopotamia Expeditionary Force) between 1 and 31 August 1919. This is accompanied by appendices containing copies and extracts of these papers,...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1 Apr 1919-31 Aug 1919
Extent:
1 volume (207 folios)

3. IOR/L/PS/12/320

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/320
Title:
PZ 7715/39 'Middle East Intelligence Centre: Anglo Egyptian Censorship; information summaries'
Scope & Content:
This summary, compiled by the Middle East Intelligence Centre, uses information received through Anglo-Egyptian censorship to provide a picture of various subjects relating to Nazi Germany including: Germany. Internal Conditions; conditions in neutral territories; military information; economic ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
27 Nov 1939-11 Dec 1939
Extent:
1 file (17 folios)

4. IOR/L/PS/12/322

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/322
Title:
PZ 8058/1939 'Persia: censorship of news'
Scope & Content:
This letter was sent from Horace James Seymour (British Minister at Tehran) to Viscount Halifax (Foreign Secretary), and details the practice of, and possible reasons for, police censorship of the news in Persia.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
29 Dec 1939-10 Jan 1940
Extent:
1 file (3 folios)

5. IOR/L/PS/12/359

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/359
Title:
PZ 1673/40 'Activities of ADC to Shaikh of Kuwait'
Scope & Content:
This file contains translated correspondence sent between Izzat Mohamed Jaafar, the Aide-de-Camp and Private Secretary to the Shaikh of Kuwait, and George Maratos of Alexandria. The correspondence relates to the activities of Jaafar, in particular his negotiations over the purchase of arms, and ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
21 Mar 1940-22 Apr 1940
Extent:
1 file (11 folios)

6. IOR/L/PS/12/364

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/364
Title:
PZ 1906/1940 'Persian Gulf: shipment of Political Residents' personal stores'
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence relating to the interception of mail sent by the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Geoffrey Prior. Details of the intercepted mail, regarding the shipment of his personal stores, are included in the file, alongside correspondence...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
3 Apr 1940-13 May 1940
Extent:
1 file (9 folios)

7. IOR/L/PS/12/368

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/368
Title:
PZ 2123/40 'Wartime censorship: intercepted letters'
Scope & Content:
This file contains various excerpts from, and full translations of, letters sent during the Second World War and intercepted by the Government of India. The file includes: a letter from a member of staff from LM Ericsson relating to the sale and shipping of fuses to the Royal Ministry of Posts, ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
12 Apr 1940-5 May 1941
Extent:
1 file (9 folios)

8. IOR/L/PS/12/461

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/461
Title:
PZ 347/41 'Visit of Mr. Menzies, Australian Prime Minister, to Middle East & U.K - requesting facilities.'
Scope & Content:
The file contains a letter from the Dominions Office to the India Office, with a request to secure facilities for safe passage of Mr Robert Menzies, Prime Minister of Australia, on his journey through British possessions to the United Kingdom, and in particular to secure news censorship of his mo...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
23 Jan 1941
Extent:
1 file (2 folios)

9. IOR/L/PS/12/561

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/561
Title:
Ext 5000/41(11) 'Persian Situation. Miscellaneous Reports'
Scope & Content:
This file consists of miscellaneous reports regarding internal affairs in Persia (later referred to more frequently as Iran). Most of the correspondence is between His Majesty's Ambassador in Tehran (Sir Reader William Bullard) and officials of the Foreign Office. Other prominent correspondents...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English, Farsi, and French
Date Range:
26 Sep 1943-4 Dec 1945
Extent:
1 file (571 folios)

10. IOR/L/PS/12/785

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/785
Title:
Ext 271/43 Censorship of messages sent by Turkish mission in New Delhi
Scope & Content:
The file contains a telegram from the Government of India, External Department, to the Secretary of State for India, informing that restrictions were applied to the messages sent by the Turkish mission in New Delhi.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
12 Jan 1947
Extent:
1 file (3 folios)