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51. IOR/R/15/2/1095

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1095
Title:
File 3/13 Visit of HMS Ormonde to Bahrain
Scope & Content:
Correspondence concerning the visit of HMS Ormonde to Bahrain to conduct surveys of Bahrain, Yas Island and Muharraq; the survey party consisted of two officers and eleven ratings and was engaged in surveying work on a number of visits. Includes notice in Arabic with English translation, signed ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
29 Jan 1932-24 Apr 1937
Extent:
1 volume (86 folios)

52. IOR/R/15/2/1385

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1385
Title:
‘File 12/15 Proposal for building a slipway and workshop at Bahrain’
Scope & Content:
The file comprises two sets of correspondence relating to the provision of dock facilities at Bahrain. The principal correspondents in the file are: the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf (Lieutenant-Colonel Arnold Crawshaw Galloway); the Political Agent at Bahrain (Cornelius James Pelly; Li...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
25 May 1945-10 Dec 1946
Extent:
1 file (19 folios)

53. IOR/R/15/5/80-84

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/80-84
Title:
File 28: Naval Affairs
Scope & Content:
These five files contain correspondence, planning documents, and miscellaneous paperwork pertaining to the design, planning, and construction of buoys, surveys, beacons, and lights in and around Kuwait's harbour. The last file in the series, contains documents relating to the visit of the French ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1904-1929
Extent:
5 files (657 folios)

54. IOR/R/15/6/86

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/86
Title:
File 2/10 1 II. AVIATION. ROYAL AIR FORCE. (1) Reconnaissance of Basrah, Aden, Muscat, Masirah, Murbat, Sauqrah Bay Etc. AIR ROUTE.
Scope & Content:
The volume contains correspondence related to the Air Staff Intelligence, Air Headquarters, Baghdad’s request for information to be obtained from Muscat regarding the possible establishment of a subsidiary air route from Iraq to India via the Arabian side of the Gulf. The required information wa...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
23 Dec 1926-22 Dec 1931
Extent:
1 volume (233 folios)

55. IOR/R/15/6/87

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/87
Title:
'File 2/10 II. AVIATION. B. ROYAL AIR FORCE. (1) Reconnaissance of Basrah, Aden, Muscat, Masirah, Murbat, Sauqrah Bay etc.'
Scope & Content:
The volume contains correspondence in the form of letters, telegrams and reports related to the Air Headquarters, Iraq, planning to carry out ground reconnaissance for landing grounds and refuelling stations mid-way between Masirah and Murbat. The volume also includes instructions for landing gr...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
4 Apr 1933-1 Mar 1935
Extent:
1 volume (302 folios)

56. IOR/R/15/6/312

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/312
Title:
File 9/6 Naval & Shipping: Survey of Kuria Muria Island & Um Al Quwain
Scope & Content:
Correspondence concerning a proposal to land a survey party on the mainland of Oman in the vicinity of the Kuria Muria Islands. The papers cover the request for permission to make the landing and the advice that no such landing should be attempted due to the lawlessness of the area. The correspon...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
11 Mar 1931-26 May 1931
Extent:
1 file (6 folios)

57. IOR/R/15/6/313

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/313
Title:
File 9/6 Naval and Shipping: Survey of Kuria Muria Island and Um al Quwain
Scope & Content:
Correspondence and other papers connected to a survey of the area around the Kuria Muria Islands, in connection with the development of the Muscat-Aden air route. The papers cover: the question of control and legal status of the islands; the effort to obtain permission for the survey from the Su...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
21 Jul 1936-8 Apr 1947
Extent:
1 file (72 folios)

58. IOR/R/15/6/318

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/318
Title:
File 9/20 Light House at Rass-al-Hadd and Ras-al-Junaiz
Scope & Content:
Correspondence concerning a preliminary survey of Ras al-Hadd and Ras al-Junaiz as potential lighthouse sites. The papers mostly cover the effort to obtain permission for the surveys from the Sultan of Muscat and Oman. Correspondence comes from: the Political Agent, Muscat; Political Resident in ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
3 May 1949-16 May 1949
Extent:
1 file (13 folios)