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11. IOR/L/PS/10/156/2

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/10/156/2
Title:
File 3208/1908 Pt 4 ‘Persian Gulf: acts of piracy by Ahmed bin Selman near Katif [Turkish discourtesy to commander of HMS “Lapwing” at Katif]’
Scope & Content:
Part 4 contains correspondence relating to attacks against Bahrain pearling dhows, committed by members of the Beni Hajir tribe and led by an individual named Ahmed bin Selman, in the waters around Bahrain and the Turkish administered territories of Katif [Al-Qaṭīf] and El Katr [Qatar]. The part...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
9 Mar 1901-12 Aug 1908
Extent:

178 folios

12. IOR/R/15/2/514

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/514
Title:
‘File 13/5 Assistance to Imperial Airways & Accidents to their Craft’
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence on a number of different, air-related matters, and is not restricted to air accidents suffered by Imperial Airways aircraft. The principal correspondents in the file are the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, Political Agent in Bahrain, and the Political Off...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
31 Mar 1933-5 Aug 1944
Extent:
1 file (183 folios)

13. IOR/R/15/2/739

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/739
Title:
‘File 28/44 Miscellaneous correspondence – Town Major’
Scope & Content:
The file comprises miscellaneous correspondence relating to the work of the Town Major (also referred to as the Defence Officer in the Persian Gulf) Major (later Lieutenant-Colonel) H T Hewitt. The file includes: various advance warnings from Hewitt of field gun exercises, artillery practice, t...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
19 Oct 1942-10 Oct 1944
Extent:
1 file (75 folios)